Merrigan v. Bank of New York | ACLU Charges High-Speed Florida Foreclosure Courts Deprive Homeowners Of Chance To Defend Homes
ACLU Charges High-Speed Florida Foreclosure Courts Deprive Homeowners Of Chance To Defend Homes April 7, 2011 “Mass Foreclosure Docket” In Lee County Ignores Procedural Safeguards In Rush To Clear Cases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org CAPE CORAL, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a petition in a Florida appellate court … Read more
CoreLogic | House Prices Decline for Seventh Straight Month, 6.7% Over the Last Year, Off 34.5% from the Peak
From CoreLogic: CoreLogic Home Price Index Shows Year-Over-Year Decline for Seventh Straight Month According to the CoreLogic HPI, national home prices, including distressed sales, declined by 6.7 percent in February 2011 compared to February 2010 after declining by 5.5 percent in January 2011 compared to January 2010. Excluding distressed sales, year-over-year prices declined by 0.1 … Read more
Lender Processing Services Says its New Software Ensures the “Soundness” of Foreclosure Papers
Firm says its new software ensures the soundness of foreclosure papers By Christine Stapleton Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Lender Processing Services, the subject of a 60 Minutes segment about foreclosure document fraud, has added “new document integrity management capabilities” to the software it markets to loan servicers. According to a recent company newsletter, LPS … Read more
NYC Event | We Shall Not Be Moved – Stories from the Grassroots Struggle Against Foreclosure
Opening Reception: Join us on April 7 for an opening reception of the We Shall Not Be Moved exhibit at the Julia Richman Education Complex in Manhattan! The evening’s program will include presentations by bank tenant activists and organizers from Boston and neighboring cities, as well as a street theatre skit by members of the … Read more
Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against CitiMortgage, Inc. on Behalf of Pennsylvania Homeowners
Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against CitiMortgage, Inc. on Behalf of Pennsylvania Homeowners PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 5, 2011 (PRNEWSWIRE) — The law firm of Berger & Montague, P.C. has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of all Pennsylvania homeowners … Read more
REGISTER OF DEEDS JEFF THIGPEN (NC) AND JOHN O’BRIEN (MA) ASK 50 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL FORECLOSURE WORK GROUP TO REQUIRE ALL PAST AND PRESENT MERS ASSIGNMENTS TO BE FILED
PRESS RELEASE April 7, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Greensboro, NC April 7, 2011 Contact: Jeff Thigpen, Guilford County Register of Deeds Ph. 336-451-5300 Ph. 336-641-3239 jthigpe@co.guilford.nc.us REGISTER OF DEEDS JEFF THIGPEN (NC) AND JOHN O’BRIEN (MA) ASK 50 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL FORECLOSURE WORK GROUP TO REQUIRE ALL PAST AND PRESENT MERS ASSIGNMENTS TO BE FILED! JOHN L. O’BRIEN, … Read more
Press Release | Washington Attorney General’s Investigation Turns Up Additional Foreclosure Process Problems
Rob McKenna ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 1125 Washington Street SE · PO Box 40100 · Olympia WA 98504-0100 For Immediate Release April 6, 2011 Washington Attorney General’s investigation turns up additional foreclosure process problems Attorney General steps in to ensure homeowners can contact foreclosure trustees SEATTLE – Six months into its investigation into unlawful business … Read more
ACLU Challenges Lack of Due Process Protections in Florida’s “Foreclosure Courts”
ACLU Challenges Lack of Due Process Protections in Florida’s “Foreclosure Courts” Lee County Plaintiff Will Be Available For Comment and Interview April 6, 2011 CONTACT: ACLU Media Office, (212) 549-2582, media@aclu.org ACLU of Florida Media Office, (786) 363-2737, media@aclufl.org Cape Coral – The ACLU Foundation on Thursday will file a Petition for a Writ of … Read more
60 Minutes | AHMSI’s Responses to Foreclosure Fraud Questions from Dan Ruetenik
Oh – these are not the ORIGINAL Assignments – those are still in the vault (sure they are) HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AHMSI LETTER TO 60 MINUTES: “In addition to transferring the mortgage through an unrecorded assignment at the time the assignee securitization trust obtains the loan, it has been industry practice for the loan servicer … Read more
