Wednesday, November 30, 2011

One third of Veterans Lost Their Homes, Two Thirds are Living in Poverty

Full article at: Up to one third of veterans lost their homes since 2008 "Latest figures show that one in three families of war veterans, including active duty serving overseas, reservists and National Guard have lost their homes since 2008. Two thirds of those are now “split up” with at least one member listed as “homeless.” Almost all are, according to official figures, “living in poverty.” Banks have saddled military and veterans families with thousands of dollars in illegal charges, in most cases not only violations of the mortgage contract procedures themselves but, in many cases, outright criminal fraud."