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SARASOTA — County residents who face foreclosure may be able to receive assistance through a new foreclosure prevention program. The program targets families who have had short-term setbacks but, with limited financial assistance, have the ability to remain in their homes.

The workshop scheduled for later this month is for residents to ask questions about foreclosure prevention. Photo by: Free Lance file photo HOLLISTER To help at-risk homeowners in San Benito County prevent their homes from going into foreclosure, the City of Hollister and the county are hosting a foreclosure prevention workshop on April 25 at the Veterans Memorial Building in conference room …

About half of all Americans are concerned they or someone they know will face foreclosure in the next year, according to a recent survey commissioned by Move Inc., the operator of Realtor.com.

Commercial foreclosure filings nearly doubled in New Jersey in the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2008, according to new statistics that show further evidence of growing distress in commercial real estate.

DECATUR - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced a new resource her office is making available for the thousands of homeowners throughout the state facing foreclosure.

LANSING - Democrats are blasting changes in a foreclosure bill after the Republican-led state Senate approved legislation to allow homeowners the chance to work out a deal with banks.

Once faced with foreclosure of the church he has headed for nearly two decades, the Rev. Leon Miller was smiling this week. The pastor at Mount Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church reached an agreement with officials at Archer Bank, saving his house of worship and ending a lengthy court battle. Miller had taken out a loan six years ago to build a community center down the street from the …

From Lake County to Will County, the same story has played out: Upset neighbors complain about an uncut lawn and broken windows, and the village comes out and stumbles upon a foreclosure.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina foreclosure filings went up last month after a four-month lull. The Charlotte Observer reports Saturday that statewide filings rose almost 11 percent in March, with 61 counties showing increases from a year ago.

Beyond the sign on the lawn and a family being evicted, there’s another element of foreclosure that’s going on day in and day out.