Fannie Mae just settled a foreclosure discrimination class action in which they where failing to maintain foreclosed properties in minority neighborhoods. This

Fannie Mae just settled a foreclosure discrimination class action in which they where failing to maintain foreclosed properties in minority neighborhoods. This caused a chain reaction where nearby homes went underwater and were subsequently foreclosed upon. Mortgage lenders have remarkable legal resources with which to make a homeowner’s life miserable. While they usually have a financial incentive not to, that doesn’t always pan out.