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Protesters across California call on City Hall about home foreclosures

Citizens and clergy angry about what they claim are illegal home foreclosures showed up at the offices of elected officials across the state of...

San Jose couple arrested for elder fraud

A San Jose couple has been arrested for allegedly scamming an elderly man out of nearly $100,000.According to San Jose police, the victim’s...

Budgeting for a Recovery or a Another Recession in 2012

As a Controller of $500 million credit union in California, I often look forward to the budgeting season. The pageantry of large volume...

Foreclose on the banks, not our homes

It’s time to make a radical claim: everyone – that’s every single person, everywhere – deserves to have a place to live.It...

When does customer service become customer selling ?

Recently a representative from Wells Fargo Bank told me that customer service is selling and selling is customer service. Given that banks are...

Mediation, not litigation, holds up loans for condo complex at The Estuary

April 28, 2010 THE ESTUARYis a condominium complex facing, literally, the estuary and is a mere bridge walk across the estuary to the island of...

More short sales than bank-owned properties for sale in Oakland

April 11, 2010As of this writing, there are 883 residential properties that are actively offered for sale. These properties include detached single...

Oakland short sales and foreclosures climb to 64% of total sales in 2009

As more and more homeowners find themselves in distress in terms of their home ownership, some people may take comfort in knowing that they do have...