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Arrested for feeding the homeless

June 15, 2011 By Lisa Bergmann

As police officers here arrested four people for distributing food to the homeless in an Orlando park, June 8, a crowd chanted, "Food is a right, not a privilege!"

Mississippi flood leaves hundreds homeless in Memphis

May 10, 2011 By Paul White

Hundreds of families, most of whom did not have flood insurance, have been added to the already swelling numbers of homeless in Memphis and other parts of Shelby County.

Chase forced to pay back military families over foreclosures

April 27, 2011 By Joe Sims

Chase and several other banks, including Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, in addition to overcharging, forced military families out of their homes during the financial meltdown.

Banks agree to compensate foreclosure victims

April 14, 2011 By Joe Sims

Over a dozen banks will compensate victims for losses that occured as a result of mistakes on foreclosures according to an agreement reached with government regulators today.

New Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis

March 18, 2011

If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.