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Communities suffer as foreclosure rate rises

As the foreclosure rate rises, communities across the nation are coping with shrinking tax rolls, vandalized houses and lenders saddled with more homes than they can sell. FULL STORY

Robert Galbraith / Reuters file

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What keeps you up at night? Msnbc.com’s Gut Check America series asks you, our readers, to tell us what matters most to you and how it affects you, your loved ones and neighbors. Then we use your responses to help inform our coverage of the topic.

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Image: Ted Mocibob is facing foreclosure of their house in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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Audio slideshow: Meet the residents of Poughkeepsie, NY, who are fighting, facing and dealing with a wave of foreclosures in their community.

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