Housing Crisis

The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. But it's actually much worse.

Interview with Laura Gottesdiener, author of a new text on the history of the housing crisis in African American communities.

Judge rules that Flagstar, a big mortgage lender that gave ‘liars loans,’ is liable to insurance company. The same issues are at stake in Bank of America case.

We shouldn't trust the same people who ignored the housing bubble when they tell us we need to more cuts to social programs.

The plight of disabled adults and hungry kids get short shrift this election year and only one party platform addresses remedies.

There is not a single federal agency that has tracked foreclosures comprehensively, a massive information gap that prevents the work of journalists, advocates and policymakers alike.

A public condemnation of San Bernardino's underwater mortgages could convincingly model the benefits of principal write-downs.

State lawmakers approve what would be the nation's strongest legislation to help financially troubled borrowers stay in their homes. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign them this week …