I guess even folks in Congress are close to foreclosure on their homes. I really shouldn’t be surprised though. The guys on the Hill are so used to spending other people’s money like it grows on trees and I’m sure that mentality is bound to sink into their own personal finances at some point - at least if you’re a rookie which this Congresswoman seems to be. Here is the story from the LA Times this morning:

Update: California Rep. Laura Richardson today denied a published report that her $535,000 Sacramento home had slipped into foreclosure, saying she had renegotiated her loan to keep the home.

The house “… is not in foreclosure and has NOT been seized by the bank,” Richardson, a Democrat from Long Beach, said in a statement. “I have worked with my lender to complete a loan modification and have renegotiated the terms of the agreement — with no special provisions.” (Richardson’s entire statement is at the bottom of this article).

Earlier, Capitol Weekly reported that Richardson walked away from the mortgage on her $535,000 Sacramento home, letting the house slip into foreclosure and disrepair less than two years after she bought it with no money down.

“While being elevated to Congress in a 2007 special election, Richardson apparently stopped making payments on her new Sacramento home, and eventually walked away from it, leaving nearly $600,000 in unpaid loans and fees,” the publication reported.

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