North Carolina foreclosure hotspots

Foreclosure filings rose in 81 of 100 N.C. counties in the first half of 2008.

Beazer execs to forfeit $1 million in bonuses
By Kirsten Valle | E-mail | 12:11PM
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Two top executives have agreed to pay their bonuses from last year into the $50 million restitution fund the homebuilder is establishing for victims of its predatory lending practices.
Beazer agrees to pay victims $50 million
Beazer agrees to pay victims $50 million
By Kirsten Valle | E-mail | 12:10PM
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Builder admits to charges of encouraging buyers to overstate income, but will escape prosecution because it agreed to pay victims and accepted responsibility for its actions.

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Mortgage relief is reaching few who need it
By Christina Rexrode | E-mail | January 13, 2009
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Harold and Monica McKenzie were thrilled when they heard about a legal settlement requiring their mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial, to make its loans more affordable.

Interactive Map: Mecklenburg foreclosures
Mecklenburg leads surge in N.C. foreclosures
By Stella M. Hopkins and Ted Mellnik | E-mail | August 14, 2008

So far this year, foreclosure counselor Kerri Roseman has worked with 216 people fighting to save their homes.

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Beazer agrees to pay victims $50 million
By Kirsten Valle | E-mail | 12:10PM
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Builder admits to charges of encouraging buyers to overstate income, but will escape prosecution because it agreed to pay victims and accepted responsibility for its actions.

Read the charges against Beazer
Read Beazer's agreement with prosecutors
Archive of Beazer stories
Mortgage relief is reaching few who need it
By Christina Rexrode | E-mail | January 13, 2009
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Harold and Monica McKenzie were thrilled when they heard about a legal settlement requiring their mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial, to make its loans more affordable.

Interactive Map: Mecklenburg foreclosures
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Foreclosure in Mecklenburg County

The number of foreclosures in Mecklenburg County has spiked since 2003. That's due largely to increasing foreclosures in neighborhoods of new starter homes, shown on the map in red.

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