News Topic: foreclosure

Now that the economy is no longer an issue, we have to turn to a new topic- "The Economy" , but a different sense of the economy - YOUR econ ... Read full article

If You Have A Bad Mortgage Loan, Loan Modification May Be The Answer ... Read full article

Tools of the Trade for a Consumer Lawyer- NCLC Lawbooks ... Read full article

A bankruptcy judge recently “volunteered” me to help a very nice Hispanic couple, that had been totally hoodwinked by a company that they found on the internet. ... Read full article

This posting's title, with apologies to Carly Simon who wrote and sung Billboard's 72nd most popular song ever, is appropriate if any of us think that the Mortgage Modi ... Read full article

The Wall Street Journal in its February 5-6, 2011 edition had an article by David Benoit, entitled "BofA Sets Mortgage Cleanup Unit". The article about Bank of America was in the middle of the "B" ... Read full article

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The latest news and business reports say that "the economy is improving. All economic indicators show..." If that is true, and not just hype, as the commercial for a credit card asks, "What do you have in your wallet?" ... Read full article

Rep Randy Neugebauer, Chairman, House Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee, said it is time for the government to admit its foreclosure prevention efforts are a failure and should be shut down. ... Read full article

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The CBS news show 60 Minutes produced a show on fraudulent mortgage documents. The show touches on a lot of the issues we have been discussing here on A Clean Slate. There are two segments worth watching. This is the link to the main show on YouTube. And ... Read full article

Last fall, I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed for an American Bankruptcy Institute podcast with Professor Laura Bartell about foreclosure fraud and the problems in mortgage documentation.  The podcast came out just as the robosigning ... Read full article

The rock classic “American Pie” was inspired by the tragic death of three rock-n-roll greats, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Big Bopper Richardson, in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. Don McLean famously coined the term “The Day the Music Died” to ... Read full article

New York is a world apart of the rest of the nation when it comes to rent control, or rent stabilization laws. The City, over the years, has manipulated—often capped—rent prices with surprising consistency. In 1948, FDR instituted the first rent control ... Read full article

If you are overwhelmed with debt, filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy may provide some relief. Chapter 13 provides debtors with an opportunity to restructure their outstanding debt and restore their financial health. Furthermore, in some situations chapter 13 ... Read full article

Bankruptcy After Foreclosure The primary reason that a consumer would file bankruptcy after going through foreclosure is to protect against a deficiency judgment. With foreclosure rates at an all time high, many homeowners have heard that losing a home in ... Read full article

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The Gogel and Gogel Foreclosure Blog The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court gets the foreclosure fraud problem and has strongly stated that parties filing foreclosure actions must have title to the mortgages they attempt to foreclose and must be able to ... Read full article