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Treasurer debate turns personal, testy
Republican treasurer candidate Kimberly Yee labeled a plan by Democrat contender Mark Manoil to have the state help rural financial institutions do more lending as "socialized banking.''
With home prices surging, percentage of underwater homes plummets
With prices surging, the percentage of Arizona homes that are underwater has fallen dramatically since last year.
Ariz. failed to pass millions in aid to homeowners
Arizona has failed to pass along millions of dollars given to the state from Washington to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Foreclosure settlement to help troubled homeowners
The bulk of a foreclosure settlement with the nation’s largest banks will go toward loans and grants to help people keep their homes, Attorney General Tom Horne announced Monday.
AZ drops to No. 4 in national foreclosure ranking
The number of Arizona homes in some stage of the foreclosure process continued to slowly drop in August.
Arizona review finds state computer deficiencies
Auditors report finding numerous problems and shortcomings that create vulnerabilities for services provided by the main computer office of Arizona's state government.
Judge considers use of mortgage settlement money
While critics say the money should be used to help mortgage borrowers, a lawyer for the state said Wednesday that Arizona is entitled to use $50 million of its share of a multistate foreclosure settlement paid by lenders to help balance the state budget because it's compensation for revenue lost due to the housing market collapse.
Arizona ruling won’t narrow post-foreclosure right
A new state court ruling says Arizonans with partial ownerships of time-share vacation homes are entitled to the same post-foreclosure rights as owners of year-round homes.
Attorney prepares lawsuit to challenge sweep of mortgage assistance money
An attorney representing a housing organization took its first step in suing the state over a sweep of $50 million meant to assist distressed homeowners.
Housing group preparing lawsuit over mortgage sweep
A housing advocacy organization is planning to sue the state over a budget sweep of $50 million intended to help alleviate the effects of the foreclosure crisis.
Lawmakers, Brewer plan $50M sweep of money intended for foreclosure crisis
Housing advocacy organizations are crying foul over a proposed sweep of $50 million from a multistate mortgage settlement, and one group is threatening to sue to stop Gov. Jan Brewer and the Legislature from taking the money intended to ease the effects of a foreclosure crisis that hit Arizona harder than nearly any other state.
Arizona leaning toward joining $25 billion foreclosure settlement with banks
Arizona is one of a handful of states that have not yet agreed to a potential $25 billion mortgage settlement for suffering homeowners, but the state hopes to join soon, officials said.
