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Unemployment and Foreclosure Caused Man to Murder

by Moe Bedard

Jason Rodriguez, accused of killing one and injuring five, ‘is a compilation of the front page of the entire year — unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce,’ his lawyer says.
When people loose everything, sometimes they loose their minds and will do things that make no sense, like murder. This is a trend that will explode over the coming [...]

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Are foreclosures killing our families and communities?

by Moe Bedard

Bottom line America, foreclosures cause severe stress, drug and alcohol abuse, crime, divorce, domestic violence, homelessness, child neglect and for some who face foreclosure , death. This is no laughing American matter and foreclosure should not be wished on anyone.

So what if a person has made a real estate or mortgage mistake. People need to get over that [...]

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Killer Mortgages

by Moe Bedard

The social impacts that this mortgage and foreclosure crisis are having on people, families and our communities are nothing short of devastating.

What was once a rare occurrence has now become daily normal life in many neighborhoods across the country. Suicides, murder, divorce, depression, crime and blithe are all attributes of the foreclosure crisis and [...]

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Ohio woman, 90, attempts suicide after foreclosure

by Moe Bedard

A 90-year-old Ohio woman, facing eviction from the home she has lived in for 38 years, shot and wounded herself this week, becoming a grim symbol of the U.S. home mortgage crisis.
Addie Polk was found lying on the floor of her home with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her shoulder when [...]

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The Social Impact of Foreclosures: Homelessness, Crime & Death

by Moe Bedard

For millions, the American Dream has become the “American Nightmare”. Many people have lost their jobs, their mortgages have become cancerous and they can no longer pay the loan on their overvalued homes.
The social impact of these foreclosures is reaching every “dark” nook and cranny in almost every city in the country. Homelessness, domestic abuse, crime, violence and instability are [...]

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Foreclosure Related Suicide and Murders on the Rise

by Moe Bedard

The Experts:
Stress is a huge factor in suicide, and looming very large is stress related to the economy,” said Dr. Charles Nemeroff, chairman of psychiatry at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., and president of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
“Suicide is certainly a response to hard economic times,” noted Dr. Harold Koenig, professor of [...]

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