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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  New York's attorney general is suing HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Mortgage Corp., claiming they're failing to set timely foreclosure settlement conferences required by state law.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  New York is offering legal advisers to help homeowners navigate the complex route to fight foreclosure

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  An Auburn woman is among 4.2 million Americans who will be receiving checks soon because of the way their foreclosures were apparently mishandled.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A study released Thursday by the firm RealtyTrac says the area around the Kennedy Space Center was best in the nation for getting a foreclosure deal last year.

Friday, October 12, 2012  In another sign that the worst is over for the housing market the number of Americans filing for foreclosure has dropped to the lowest level since 2007.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  New York's attorney general is warning homeowners to be alert for phone calls from people posing as bank or government officials to get personal information through bogus offers of help with their mortgages.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  While outlining an aggressive agenda to boost New York's economy during his second year in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo advocated several measures to help the poor and dispossessed such as better access to food stamps, new offices to protect tenants' rights and help homeowners avoid foreclosure, establishing a health insurance exchange and improving care for disabled adults.

Friday, December 02, 2011  It appears a set of Halloween pictures contributed to the downfall of one of the nation's largest foreclosure mills and an Auburn woman says she's ecstatic.

Friday, September 23, 2011  A Hannibal woman is suing a bank and property management company claiming they "jumped the gun" on a foreclosure and ransacked her home.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  A new report finds foreclosure rates were up in February by more than 2.5 percent. That's up almost three quarters of one percent from the same time last year.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Following our exclusive story last week about the Attorney General's investigation into the foreclosure industry in New York State, a number of people have contacted CNYcentral with complaints about the Steven J. Baum Law Firm of Buffalo. Among them is Robert Goerlich, who has been battling foreclosure of his home since 2006.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Marie Treat is happy to learn that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating a Buffalo law firm for questionable strongarm tactics in its handling of thousands of foreclosures in New York State.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  A new housing report out today finds foreclosure rates in the Syracuse area are on the rise.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Foreclosure rates in Syracuse are on the rise, increasing in December over the same period last year. That's according to new data just released by CoreLogic.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Seneca County has started the foreclosure process on five properties owned by the Cayuga Indian nation.