Iraq war veteran Kevin Conlon is among tens of thousands of veterans left facing foreclosure because of a debacle in the VA home loan program. Cindy Schultz for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cindy Schultz for NPR Kevin and Jenny […]
VA rescue effort saved 15,000 veterans’ homes. Some in Congress want to scrap it : NPR Read More »
Protesters hold signs in solidarity at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on March 4. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images Thousands
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Eileen and James Kramer in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park where they’ve worked for about the past decade. After getting promotions, they were both suddenly fired by the Trump administration earlier this month. Eileen and James Kramer hide caption toggle
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The administration fired tens of thousands of federal workers with “probationary” status, apparently because that made them easier targets. But those workers have rights and protections too and firing them may have been illegal. Sponsor Message Source link Chris Arnold
Judge rules mass firing of probationary employees is illegal and should be stopped : NPR Read More »
President Donald Trump signs an executive order withholding federal funding from schools and universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the Oval Office on Feb. 14, 2025. Many of Trump’s executive actions are facing legal challenges in the courts.
NPR’s investigations team has been doing stories about what are called zombie second mortgages. These are loans taken out 20 years ago that homeowners thought were dead and gone. Often homeowners say they were told by their mortgage lender that
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Natalie Donaldson, an Army veteran, poses for a portrait at her home in Tulsa, Okla. A COVID assistance program that was supposed to help her avoid foreclosure ended up increasing her mortgage payments by 50% every month. Michael Noble Jr./for
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The Massachusetts AG is cracking down on a company collecting on “zombie second mortgages” — old loans that homeowners thought were dead but rise from the grave. People are losing houses over them. Source link Chris Arnold
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