Philadelphia launched an aggessive drive to collect criminal justice debt from its residents, including from some who may not owe anything.

Read a Q&A with one advocate aiding homeowners going through foreclosure.

The president announced an important new partnership, chaired by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, to investigate our nation's mortgage crisis.

As our nation’s foreclosure crisis has deepened one critical response has been the expansion of mediation programs across the country.