Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

No one buys a home intending to lose it to the bank — but that’s what can happen if you default on your loan and enter foreclosure. With foreclosure, the mortgage lender can repossess your home and ...

Foreclosure filings surged 20% year over year in February, led by a rise in distressed housing across Indiana, South Carolina ...

Real estate data provider ATTOM on Thursday released its Mid-Year 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 187,659 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default ...

There were a total of 36,128 properties across the country with foreclosure filings in July 2025, up 11% from the prior month and up 13% from a year ago. That’s according to ATTOM‘s July 2025 U.S.

The ugly threat of foreclosure lurks in the minds of many homeowners. Sometimes unanticipated financial troubles--like losing a job, high medical bills, divorce or a death in the family--can affect a ...

Donna Denby used to sell antique buttons — most of them made before 1930, some adorned with early Disney characters, and no two alike — but in 2020, the pandemic effectively shut down her business.

Chapter 11 is expensive and not always the right tool, particularly for a restructuring of a company with a broken balance sheet, as compared to a business with a broken business model. We have seen a ...

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