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After the Bust: Retired and Still Saddled With a Mortgage

Filed under: Economy, Financing, Refinancing Andrey Popov/GettyAbout 30 percent of homeowners 65 and older were paying a mortgage in 2013, up from 22 percent in 2001. By Paul Wiseman AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Al and Saundra Karp have found an unconventional way to raise money and help save their Miami-area home from foreclosure: They’re lining up gigs for their family jazz band. They enjoy performing. But it isn’t