Please Take Me
“Please Take Me” One of the most heartbreaking sides of the foreclosure crisis is the separation of people from their pets. The fortunate among us are able to take our pets with us when we’re forced to move. Others find a temporary home for their animal friends until they can be reunited again under better … Read more
Wells, Citi Halt Most Foreclosure Sales as OCC Ratchets Up Scrutiny
Wells, Citi Halt Most Foreclosure Sales as OCC Ratchets Up Scrutiny Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) have halted the vast majority of their foreclosure sales in multiple states following the release of new guidance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The abrupt slowdown came in response to the OCC’s April release … Read more
US BANK: Lawsuit to Take Aurora Woman’s House is Guaranteed
Lawsuit to take Aurora woman’s house is guaranteed, bank says The owners of an Aurora woman’s mortgage said they absolutely will file a foreclosure lawsuit to take her house because of claims that Colorado’s public trustee process is unconstitutional. In a request to dismiss a federal lawsuit against them, lawyers for U.S. Bank on Thursday … Read more
Action Alert: Email Gov Scott – Fast Foreclosure Bill Battle Not Over Despite Success in Legislature
Fast foreclosure bill battle not over despite success in legislature Supporters and opponents are still waging a battle over Florida’s fast foreclosure bill, hoping to sway Gov. Rick Scott to sign it into law or veto it all together _ a move one group fears is a strong possibility. An urgent message was sent Monday … Read more
FORECLOSURE BACKLOG REDUCTION PLAN FOR THE STATE COURTS SYSTEM: Recommendations of the Foreclosure Initiative Workgroup
FORECLOSURE BACKLOG REDUCTION PLAN FOR THE STATE COURTS SYSTEM Recommendations of the Foreclosure Initiative Workgroup EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recognizing that a significant number of mortgage foreclosure cases are pending in the trial courts (approximately 358,000 as of February 2013) and that an estimated 680,000 additional foreclosure cases will be filed between FY 2012/13 and FY 2015/16, … Read more
Lender Processing Services (LPS) Agrees to $14M Securities Fraud Settlement
“Gardner said the case hit a potential challenge in November 2012, when Lorraine Brown, a former chief executive of Lender Processing’s DocX LLC subsidiary, pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to file fraudulent documents in foreclosures. As part of her plea, Brown admitted taking steps to conceal the actions of herself and others from, … Read more
Bank of America to Eric Schneiderman: You Can’t Sue Us for Violations of The National Mortgage Settlement
“In all that work and in related communications with your office, there was never any suggestion that there was any concern that Bank of America had engaged in ‘flagrant violations’ or any ‘pattern’ of violation that has now been suggested” ~ BofA: Schneiderman Has No Rights to Sue Bank of America is pushing back against … Read more
Supreme Court Orders Magistrates Be Used in Florida Foreclosure Cases to Clear the Backlog
Supreme Court orders magistrates be used in Florida foreclosure cases The Florida Supreme Court issued an order today requiring the state’s circuit courts to hire magistrates to hear foreclosure cases in an effort to clear a docket-clogging backlog of hundreds of thousands of files. The order was in response to recommendations made by the Foreclosure … Read more
The Daily Show: Residential Evil (VIDEO)
Residential Evil The Mortgage Electronic Registration System is like a key party, but instead of f**king your wife, they lose track of the deed to your house. ~ 4closureFraud.org Tweet
The Short Story Behind Another Foreclosure Trial Win for a Client of the Law Offices of Evan M. Rosen!
The Short Story Behind Another Foreclosure Trial Win for a Client of the Law Offices of Evan M. Rosen! Cross-posted from the Law Offices of Evan M. Rosen By Evan M. Rosen The first trial for this case was scheduled in Miami-Dade for January 2013. I had spent days and nights preparing, refreshing my memory … Read more
NY AG Eric Schneiderman Announces Lawsuits Against Wells Fargo & Bank of America for Repeatedly Violating the Terms of the National Mortgage Settlement
A.G. Schneiderman To Sue Wells Fargo & Bank Of America For Violating National Mortgage Settlement Attorney General Has Documented Hundreds Of Cases Of Homeowners Put At Risk By Banks’ Violations Of Settlement Terms Schneiderman: The Terms Of The Settlement Are Clear And They Will Be Enforced In New York State NEW YORK — Attorney General … Read more
He is: The Enabling Schneiderman!
He is: The Enabling Schneiderman! Remember when we had such high hopes that when it came to the AG settlement Eric Schneiderman was different than the other states attorneys generals? We all know how that turned out. Just like the rest of them, Eric Schneiderman sold us out. Remember when President Obama named Schneiderman Co-chair … Read more
Sentenced: Lorraine Brown of Lender Processing Services (DOCX) Gets Locked Up for up to 20 Years
Sentenced: Lorraine Brown of Lender Processing Services (DOCX) Gets Locked Up for up to 20 Years The former president of a mortgage document processing company has been sentenced for racketeering. Lorraine Brown was sentenced to 40 months to 20 years in a Michigan state prison. That will be served concurrently with any sentence received for … Read more
Is the Law Still the Law? – Murillo v. BAC Fla. 3rd DCA Oral Arguments (VIDEO)
Is the Law Still the Law? – Murillo v. BAC (Fla. 3rd DCA) Cross-posted from the Law Offices of Evan M. Rosen By Evan M. Rosen It’s been a few days now since the oral argument was completed in an appeal of one of our foreclosure cases. Legal issues are rarely cut and dry and … Read more
Action Alert: Last Chance to Kill Bills – HOUSE BILL 87 AND SENATE BILL 1666
HOUSE BILL 87 AND SENATE BILL 1666 Today is our last opportunity to stop these two unconstitutional and criminally inspired Bills from passing into law. This year, just as in past years when the Banksters tried to force similar unconstitutional laws upon us, brinkmanship and open corruption have been evident to all of us who … Read more
SB 1666: Fast Foreclosure Bill Resurrected in Senate After Thought Dead
“April 22, 2013 – Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, sponsor of SB 1666, isn’t concerned the bill didn’t make it onto the next Senate Appropriations Committee agenda, even though the panel is the bill’s last committee reference in the Senate. “That’s what blue cards are for,” Latvala said, referring to the process lawmakers use to ask … Read more
Jackbooted Thugs: Safeguard Properties Internal Documents Reveal Rampant Complaints Of Trash Outs, Thefts, Break-Ins
~ “The complaints came from homeowners, mortgage companies and neighbors of the properties Safeguard managed. Between January and August of 2009, Kubovcik logged 682 such cases, according to his records, or about 85 per month. During the first three months of 2010, the pace increased to nearly 100 a month. The records show that more … Read more
INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW | Payments to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Borrowers Covered by Foreclosure Agreement to Begin May 3
INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW | Payments to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley borrowers covered by foreclosure agreement to begin May 3 For immediate release Payments to more than 220,000 borrowers whose mortgages were serviced by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are scheduled to begin on Friday, May 3 following an agreement announced earlier this year by … Read more
OCC Misses Another Conflict of Interest: Independent Foreclosure Review Outreach/Payment Processor Rust Consulting Owned By Residential Real Estate Player Apollo, Being Sold to VC Arm of Citigroup
OCC Misses Another Conflict of Interest: Foreclosure Review Outreach/Payment Processor Rust Consulting Owned By Residential Real Estate Player Apollo, Being Sold to VC Arm of Citigroup It appears that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Fed dropped the ball yet again on vetting firms involved in the Orwellianly-named Independent Foreclosure Review … Read more
Will ‘Rental Nation’ Plague Your Property?
Will ‘Rental Nation’ plague your property? South Florida homeownership is down and neighborhoods brim with renters, who don’t care as much about upkeep and issues that keep values high. Investor homes in your area: Find out who’s scooping up bargain houses and where. Click here: http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/investor-homes The fragile sense of community in homeowner Bryan Melzard’s … Read more
