Three-month mortgage forbearance limited to those directly impacted economically by COVID-19, with eligibility decided by lenders on a case-by-case basis.
While the nation as a whole saw seriously underwater properties decrease by more than 37,000 from the first quarter of 2016, New Jersey experienced a jump of more than 8,800.
In a settlement called the largest of its kind by the U.S. Justice Department, Hudson City Savings Bank agrees to pay more than $27 million to resolve allegations of mortgage redlining.