Cash for Keys: Avoid Foreclosure, Pay the Bank Less Than What You Owe... and Get $30,000

U.S. banks have a deal for underwater homeowners: Avoid foreclosure by selling your house for less than what you owe... and they'll pay you $30,000 or more to close the deal. It's called Cash for Keys, and it's working. Banks typically hate short sales because they lose money. The alternative, however, is even more costly and time-consuming. It can take thousands of dollars to evict homeowners and years to get through the backlog of paperwork. Now regulatory investigations could

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