Thousands of homeowners face the risk of losing their homes due to “zombie mortgages” bought by companies — with some forcing foreclosures without their knowledge, according to a shocking report.. Many of the stunned homeowners took out second mortgages during the subprime lending housing bubble between 2004 and 2008 that they believed were written off — only to learn the mortgages have come back to haunt them. An investigation by NPR found at least 10,000 old second mortgages that foreclosure activity had been initiated on in just the last two years. [snip] But their was a “zombie” mortgage on her...