Articles About Pennsylvania

Author:
Mike Ochs
Posted:
03.26.2012

Foreclosures Decline, But Expect a Spike Thanks to Banks Settlement

Foreclosure filings declined eight percent in February, the smallest year-over-year decrease since October 2010, as lenders began working through a backlog of seized properties, according to RealtyTrac Inc. A total of 206,900 homes received notices of default, auction or repossession last month, down two percent from January, according to the data firm, which noted that […]

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Author:
Tom Silva
Posted:
11.14.2011

Harrisburg, PA, Goes Broke

Pennsylvania’s capital city, Harrisburg,  filed for a rare Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, listing debts of $500 million and assets of $100 million, according to an attorney for the city council.  Mark D. Schwartz said he filed the documents by fax to a federal bankruptcy court.  Such a filing could not be confirmed with the U.S. […]

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