People struggling to keep their homes due to job struggles will have more time to seek government assistance, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (via thehill.com): http://bit.ly/oal9vy

Foreclosure Prevention Assistance Plans Sought By Homeowners After HAMP As Recent Reports Show Mixed Data (via rwbpress.com): http://bit.ly/nSEkF6

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced a settlement on Thursday with a Virginia Beach, Va.-based mortgage loan modification company for allegedly charging illegal advance fees (via legalnewsline.com): http://bit.ly/oOSc44

The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes fell in July, further evidence that the depressed housing market remains a drag on the economy (via AssociatedPress): http://bit.ly/pmhiPj

The McNary Estates Homeowners Association violated the Fair Housing Act by not accommodating a developmentally disabled boy, a Marion County judge ruled last week (via keizertimes.com): http://bit.ly/rn7fQl