Fishers building owner seeks bankruptcy reorganization
Lantern Partners LLC owns the Freedom Mortgage Building once occupied by the failed Irwin Mortgage Corp. Lantern’s largest creditor is owed nearly $11.4 million.
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South-side medical office building in foreclosure
Munster-based Citizens Financial Bank claims the owner of the building at 1340 E. County Line Road owes $4.1 million on a loan originating from 2002 and is seeking to have a court-appointed receiver manage the building’s operations.
Local real estate developer files for bankruptcy
Cornelius M. Alig, chairman and CEO of Mansur Real Estate Services Inc., filed for Chapter 7 protection, listing $11 million in personal debt he attributed to the prolonged slump in the real estate market.
Hundreds losing jobs at local Aurora Bank office
The bank said it will terminate all 450 employees at its office on the northeast side of Indianapolis as the troubled residential mortgage servicing provider prepares to sell a large portion of its assets.
Foreclosures down nationally, up in Indiana
Actual foreclosures sank to a five-year low in March, but the number of homes entering the foreclosure process is on the rise again.
Foreclosures surge in most states, including Indiana
Indiana saw default notices climb 37 percent in February compared to February 2011. Scheduled home auctions were up 92 percent from the previous year.
Zionsville real estate schemer sentenced to 30 months
A Zionsville man who pushed real-estate investing schemes has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering.
Local mortgage firm lands $25M in private equity
Indianapolis-based Stonegate Mortgage Corp. has received funding from Long Ridge Equity Partners, a private-equity firm, to help it expand in mortgage origination and servicing, the company said Monday.
Record-low rates aren’t creating rush at local mortgage firms
Local mortgage industry executives say record-low interest rates aren’t leading to a big boom in business because broader economic issues are keeping large parts of the population from seeking or qualifying for loans.
LISC sues to foreclose on Emrich’s Furniture building
LISC, a not-for-profit lender, says it has not received any payments on its $515,265 construction loan since Jan. 1, 2011, and is owed more than $228,000.
Foreclosure activity edges higher in January
Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last year. Foreclosures were up 69 percent in Indiana compared to January 2011.
Foreclosure sought for downtown’s Century Building
The lender claims owner Blue Real Estate defaulted on an $8.5 million loan on the historic building after failing to make payments beginning in July 2011.
13K Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2K checks
Indiana homeowners will receive about $43 million in refinanced loans while other borrowers will get $30 million worth of loan-term modifications and other relief as part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country's biggest mortgage lenders.
Few in Indiana using state fund to avoid foreclosure
A state program created to help Indiana residents avoid foreclosure by providing them with 10-year loans is seeing few takers even though the state's foreclosure rate is among the highest in the nation.
Stonegate Mortgage plans to add 45 workers in ’11
The Indianapolis-based firm has pledged to add a total of 300 workers by 2015.
Suburban-hotel mayhem whipsaws entrepreneur
Two of Sanjay Patel’s hotels landed in bankruptcy in November. Four others filed for Chapter 11 protection last year.
Default notices, home seizures climb in Indiana, nation
Indiana outpaced the rest of the nation last month in the number of default notices sent to delinquent homeowners and the amount of homes seized as U.S. foreclosure filings rose to a seven-month high.
West-side Godby building in foreclosure
A building at 4701 Rockville Road, owned by local businessman Thomas Godby, is the target of a $2 million foreclosure suit filed by Old National Bank. The building’s tenants include Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises and Sara Fisher Racing LLC.
First Internet Bancorp reports lower quarterly profit
The company earned $765,000 for the period ended Sept. 30, compared with $1 million in the year-ago period. First Internet attributed the decline to the timing of gains from closed but not-yet-sold mortgages to the secondary market.
Program lets Hoosier volunteers get mortgage help
Indiana has $221 million to give to unemployed people who are struggling to cover their mortgage payments. Recipients have to take part in job-training, go back to school, or agree to volunteer through HoosierCorps.