foreclosure

But I Thought I Surrendered My House in Bankruptcy!

07/17/11

I already gave up the house, why am I being billed by my HOA? As bankruptcy attorneys, we are all hearing this complaint from clients with increasing frequency these days. As counter intuitive as it may seem, we are today often asking mortgage lenders to hurry up and follow through with a foreclosure in a [...]

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Housing for the Homeless, Inc. (in organization)

07/15/11

The other day, I responded to a comment on Twitter from a knowledgeable mortgage financing friend regarding the current housing situation

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Housing for the Homeless, Inc. (in organization)

07/15/11

The other day, I responded to a comment on Twitter from a knowledgeable mortgage financing friend regarding the current housing situation

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Widespread Criticism Leads to Vote to End Last Remaining Obama Housing Program

07/06/11

The Home Affordable Modification Program, HAMP, a home loan modification program to avoid foreclosure, once touted as key to helping millions of homeowners who were “underwater” due to plummeting home values, suffered a loss when the House of Representatives voted to eliminate the program, the last remaining housing program of the Obama administration. HAMP, launched [...]

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What is a straw buyer and what are the consequences? Is this an option to consider if I can’t qualify the home I want?

06/30/11

A straw buyer is a fake buyer set up to defraud the mortgage company.  If an individual cannot qualify for a loan for a particular home, due to bad credit or some other reason, it may seem like a solution to ask a relative or friend to purchase the home and pay them.  However, this [...]

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Homeowners Now Being Cheated by “Mortgage Auditors”

06/27/11

This is my first post on National Bankruptcy Forum and I wanted to address an issue that is very important to me.  Many Bankruptcy Attorneys are active in the fight to save their client’s homes.  When in the middle of a fight for your home please talk with an attorney before you hire a securitization [...]

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34 Individuals File Pro Se Involuntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition Against Bank of America, N.A.; Bank of America Quickly Responds & Asks for Immediate Dismissal

06/20/11

On Friday at about 5:00 p.m. local time, 34 individuals (from the court filings, it appears not represented by counsel) filed an involuntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition against Bank of America, N.A. (a banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC)).  In the petition, the individuals assert claims against Bank of America of between [...]

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Brief Recap of Major Financial Issues

06/17/11

There used to be a TV show, weekly, called appropriately "THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS". It provided a satirical review of the weeks happenings - especially politics. Kind of like a fast paced, hit-a-run version of John Stewart.

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Brief Recap of Major Financial Issues

06/17/11

There used to be a TV show, weekly, called appropriately "THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS". It provided a satirical review of the weeks happenings - especially politics. Kind of like a fast paced, hit-a-run version of John Stewart.

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Don’t Waste Time and Money On Foreclosure Rescue Scams – You Could Lose Your House!

06/04/11

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.

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