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Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that there are now more ways to qualify for HomeSafe Georgia, which helps homeowners who are unemployed or underemployed through no fault of their own with up to two years of mortgage payments.

USDA representatives today joined elected officials and supporters here to celebrate the opening of a Second Harvest of South Georgia regional food distribution facility.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced DeKalb County-area groups will receive more than $3.2 million from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to fight homelessness.

Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement announcing the awarding of a new $293,125 grant from the NeighborWorks national organization to assist NeighborWorks Columbus during the 2014 fiscal year. The funding is appropriated through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 and will support NeighborWorks Columbus in their efforts to revitalize and sustain communities, promote and preserve affordable housing options, and create and sustain jobs in Columbus, Georgia

A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for her role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced

This week, the City of Atlanta was one of seven local governments to be recognized by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) for leadership in implementing policies and practices that contribute to efficient and sustainable use of resources in metro Atlanta.

On Friday, January 10, 2014, a Fulton County Grand Jury indicted Edmund Chatham, of Roswell, Ga., and Steven Connelly, of Alpharetta, Ga., on one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A. §16-14-4(a)) for their role in a scheme using senior citizens to fraudulently obtain payouts from mortgage lenders for reverse mortgages

On Thursday, January 9, 2014, a Cobb County Grand Jury charged five individuals with Racketeering (O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4(c)) for their role in a home improvement scam targeting senior citizens. Helen Johnson, Larry McGill, Nicholas Mitchell, Rocky Mitchell and Gidget Williams are accused of conspiring to defraud 25 elderly victims of over $74,500 in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Walton Counties.

Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion dollar joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Sam Olens, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia and the federal government

Georgians who install solar panels on their homes or businesses should not have to pay a special feel proposed by Georgia Power, utility regulators said Friday.

ATLANTA - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --In an 11-2 vote, the Atlanta City Council adopted Mayor Kasim Reed’s ordinance to create a new public property vending program. Today’s vote establishes the rules and parameters for all kiosk and mobile cart vending on the city’s sidewalks

Atlanta, GA - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On November 1, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with DeWitt Mortgage Services and Property Management, LLC (“DeWitt Mortgage”), mortgage broker’s license number 22052, NMLS number 159325, located at 7 Plantation Park Dr, Suite 2-A, Bluffton , South Carolina 29910, formerly located at 219 West Bryan Street, Suite 306, Savannah, GA 31401, and its owner, Mark DeWitt, mortgage loan originator’s license number 27102, NMLS number 160478, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act.

ATLANTA - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mr. Wingfield, you wrote today that I “can’t handle a little criticism, or the truth.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced

Atlanta, Georgia - October 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On October 7, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with David Lavar Jacobs, NMLS #258503 to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act