WASHINGTON — The ability of a group of North Carolina homeowners to bring a lawsuit over latent contamination in their well water will come down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to a single, if technical, question: Is there a ...

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Some of the area’s largest businesses have received tax breaks for new projects and for rehabilitation of existing projects. They include Xerox Corp., Marketplace Mall, the University of Rochester and LiDestri Foods, among others. They total in the millions of ...

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Consumer attorney Rebecca Case Caico knows of a foreclosure complaint that was filed in 2009, and the homeowner’s first settlement conference wasn’t  held until 2013 — four years later. That’s one example of the thousands of inactive foreclosure cases across ...

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WASHINGTON — A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation’s top mortgage servicers. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt. Joseph ...

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ALBANY — New York financial officials have settled with Assurant Inc. over “force-placed” insurance with refunds to some homeowners and a $14 million penalty. The settlement follows a Department of Financial Services investigation of the insurance policies banks take out ...

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ALBANY — Thousands of New York homeowners have gotten an estimated $1.8 billion in loan relief from five U.S. banks as part of the national mortgage settlement over foreclosure abuses. So far, 21,535 New York homeowners have received assistance, including ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes. The agreements announced Wednesday with the ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten major banks agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes. The banks, which include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of ...

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ALBANY — State officials have determined New York homeowners won’t have to pay an insurance deductible in seeking compensation for damage from superstorm Sandy. Laws in 15 states including New York allow officials to waive the 1 percent to 5 ...

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Proposed legislation backed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could impose stiffer penalties against those who engage in fraudulent foreclosure practices. The Foreclosure Fraud Prevention Act of 2012, which was introduced into the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, ...

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Following action cracking down on unscrupulous home improvement contractors, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued tips to protect New Yorkers from unlawful contracting practices as the summer season begins. While in Plattsburgh on Saturday, Schneiderman announced the results of ...

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Nonprofit foreclosure prevention assistance programs across the state breathed a sigh of relief this week with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s announcement that at least $9 million will be available to them to continue assisting homeowners in danger ...

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