Rates jump for 1,500 added to Bullitt flood map
Newlyweds Scotty and Tabitha Smothers liked their options when they bought a home on Lakes of Dogwood Boulevard in Shepherdsville in...
Rule Addresses Lenders’ Flood Insurance Escrowing, Mandate Exemptions
Five federal regulatory agencies are seeking comment on a proposed rule pertaining to loans secured by property located in special flood...
A New Plan to Collect Flood-Insurance Premiums
Property owners who pay for insurance to protect their homes against flooding would be required to have their insurance premiums...
Wareham Family Battles FEMA
WAREHAM – Think you’ve had a tough year? The Pardis of Wareham likely have you beat. Nearly a year after a fire heavily damaged their...
Realtors: Flood Insurance Concerns Homeowners, Buyers
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Realtors: Quincy's flood map hurts working class, first-time buyers
QUINCY – Though it hasn’t cooled the city’s overall housing market, local real estate agents say Quincy’s new flood map is making parts...
Bank of America to pay $31 million to settle claims over unneeded flood insurance
Bank of America has agreed to pay $31 million to settle claims it forced mortgage borrowers to maintain excessive flood insurance...
Flood-map appeal process moving forward for Marshfield and Scituate
By Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep. 8, 2014 Updated at 11:20 PM MARSHFIELD – The selecting of five experts to review...
Blame game played in wake of Quincy's new flood map
As frustration builds among Quincy homeowners added to FEMA's map, the blame game has ramped up. The city says FEMA's map is flawed; FEMA...
With Premium Refunds in Process, Washington Criticism of Flood Insurance Ebbs
By Andrew G. Simpson | July 28, 2014 Insurance agent, insurance carrier and real estate lobbyists praised federal regulators in charge of...
