New report details escalating number of homeowners with negative home equityA report released mid-August by First American CoreLogic detailed more trouble ahead for Georgia homeowners and the state’s unsteady housing market. The numbers released by CoreLogic reiterate the necessity for mortgage reform in the state. Read the rest of this entry »

By Carrie Teegardin
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Evelyn Perry was worried about missing an upcoming mortgage payment when she saw a television commercial for a company called Peoples First Financial. The California-based business said it helped consumers avoid foreclosure by negotiating with mortgage lenders… Read the rest of this entry »

Court Watch released its second annual report analyzing consumer-related decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Court Watch is a project of Georgia Watch, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group committed to strengthening the rights of consumers in Georgia… Read the rest of this entry »

By ALYSE KNORR
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tuesday August 11, 2009
Thousands lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center Tuesday hoping to get relief from unaffordable mortgages during the last day of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America’s “Save the Dream” mortgage restructuring tour… Read the rest of this entry »

Every year, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals issue decisions that significantly impact the rights that consumers have under the law. Because many of these decisions are not covered by the news media, Court Watch is dedicated to informing the public about the court decisions that affect consumer rights the most. Each year Georgia Watch offers a fellowship to a single law student to research various cases that are tried in the Court of Appeals to determine which are most appropriate for the report.

Learn about Mike Rodgers, the 2008 Court Watch Fellow here.