Now I am PISSED – Disabled Vet Evicted, Home Trashed Out, Property Stolen By Jack Booted Thugs
Harris said he received a notice on Tuesday that he would be evicted on Thursday ~ “He (banks attorney) was just outright nasty with it,” Harris said. “He just said, ‘Get a room, put your stuff in storage, buy the house and then move back in.’” ~ “I’m a about to burst into tears right … Read more
Man Murders Landlord By Stabbing Him in Head, Stomach Over Eviction Notice
Julius Sossu who allegedly stabbed his landlord to death. Photo: OKOLIE IFEANYI Man murders landlord over eviction notice The police in Lagos on September 15, 2010 paraded a 45-year-old man, Julius Sossu, who allegedly stabbed his landlord to death after being given a notice to quit his one-room apartment located at Morogbo area of Ikorodu … Read more
Death By Foreclosure – Another Fiery Suicide Caused by the Stress of Losing Ones Home
Excerpts below are from multiple reports… ~ “Two days before Darius was due to be evicted, he poured flammable liquids throughout his home and set it on fire.” ~ In August, a man was found dead in a suspicious fire on Putnam Drive in the Ogden area. Published reports say the death of Peter Darius … Read more
Mortgage Fraud: The Untold Story of the Housing Meltdown
Was the financial crisis caused by “systemic failure” or mortgage fraud? Or a combination of the two? And why are so many American homeowners still paying the price? When Travis Paules worked as a branch manager for American General Finance in Pennsylvania in the late 1990s, he tried to do things by the book. He … Read more
Yikes! Man, Facing Foreclosure, Brings Gun to Courthouse
Do not try this at home… Sun-Times Media Wire
More and Better Predatory Loan Servicing Fraud
Commentary by George W. Mantor RISMEDIA, August 17, 2010—As the vast majority of applicants for loan modification have learned, HAMP, the Home Affordable Modification Program, is little more than a thinly disguised mechanism through which to conclude the foreclosure process on behalf of financial intermediaries who never loaned a dime and never lost a dime … Read more
Swat Team Storms House Tasers Stroke Victims Wife During Foreclosure Eviction
It is only going to get worse… Follow the link to the original report and watch the video… ~ “I was afraid for my life.” ~ “They said, ‘Taser her! Taser her now!’” Couple in Duluth SWAT Standoff Speaks By: MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta DULUTH, Ga. – A couple who lost their home to foreclosure and spent … Read more
Bank Makes “Mistake” Trashes Out Soldiers Family’s Home, Brakes Down Doors, Changes Locks, Removes Belongings
“They’ve already admitted that they made the mistake. I just want them to come and fix it,” ~ ABC 12 Reports… TUSCOLA COUNTY (WJRT) — (08/04/10)–He’s in Afghanistan, serving his country. Back home, his family is in a fight to preserve their home. A Tuscola County family thought they had worked out everything with their … Read more
Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, Additional Housing Provisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Taylor Materio 202-662-1530 x227; taylor@nlihc.org Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, Additional Housing Provisions Washington, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and Senate … Read more
Two Dead in Foreclosure Eviction Standoff in Home of Over 30 Years
Fatal Eviction Home Was Barricaded Reno, NV Deputies serving an eviction notice at the home where two people died in a standoff and fire, made an unexpected discovery that alerted them to problems before they heard what they believed was gunfire. Excerpts from the report… Eviction notices had already been served and Tuesday was to … Read more
Ouch, Thats Gotta Sting – Motion for Disqualification of PBC Judge Meenu Sasser for a $425,063.50 Conflict of Interest Involving Billlions Upon Billions in Assets
Don’t know how I missed this one but Matt Weidner reports on the latest Motion for Disqualification of Circuit 15 Judge Meenu Sasser… Far and above the finest, most aggressive and most principled foreclosure lawyers in this state are the attorneys working at Ice Legal in West Palm Beach, Florida. Next to the nationally respected … Read more
Trashed Out – Foreclosures Go Wrong as Lenders, Cleanup Crews Cut Legal Corners
Who woulda thunk… Some Michigan residents have returned home to find their windows broken, houses ransacked and valuables missing. Not from burglars, but overzealous mortgage lenders and their trash-out teams: unlicensed crews hired to clean out and secure property during foreclosures. Lawsuits filed across Michigan and the nation paint an ugly picture of impersonal foreclosures … Read more
Veteran’s Four Year Foreclosure Fiasco Finally Comes to an End – Ocwen Gives Back Stolen Title to Paid Off Home
Happy Memorial Day! Loan Servicer Sought Foreclosure Despite Proof Mortgage Was Paid GREENFIELD, Ind. — A woman who said she had no idea that her house had been put up for foreclosure even though the mortgage was paid off is relieved that a loan servicing company has backed off after years of struggle. After Marilyn … Read more
Soldier in Iraq Loses Paid Off Home Over $800 Debt
MotherJones Capt. Michael Clauer’s homeowners’ association foreclosed on his family’s $300,000 house and sold it for $3,500. — By Nick Baumann Michael Clauer is a captain in the Army Reserve who commanded over 100 soldiers in Iraq. But while he was fighting for his country, a different kind of battle was brewing on the home … Read more
Ocwen “Erroneous Data Point” Causes Home to be Forcelosed and Family Nearly Evicted on Payed Up Mortgage
HOUSTON (KTRK) — Foreclosures are nothing new these days, as thousands of homeowners fall behind on their payments. However, not all the foreclosures are the fault of the homeowner. In fact, one couple found themselves facing eviction, through no fault of their own, until Action 13 Consumer reporter Jeff Ehling got involved. The family made … Read more
Foreclosure Fraud From A Client’s Perspective- A Very Good Read
from Matt Weidner’s Blog by Matthew D. Weidner, Esq. The following is a touching, sad and brilliantly-written essay provided to me by a client. From time to time, we lose sight of the fact that foreclosure is not just some abstract court case. There are real losers here. When a defendant loses, he’s your neighbor … Read more
How Much Blood Must be Shed? Police: Foreclosure Led to Murder-Suicide
HOUSTON – Homicide investigators say a northwest Houston home under foreclosure apparently led the struggling residents to take their own lives. Police arrived at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday to the home on Arncliffe Drive near Antoine Drive and found a married couple shot to death. The couple left notes that indicated the shootings were suicides … Read more
Hey Fraudsters – Here is Why You Will NEVER Win – The Human Spirit
Not the usual 4closureFraud post but… From my point of view, ultimately, good has always triumphed over evil. Since the beginning of time, there has been the balance of right and wrong, yin and yang, good and evil. The power of the human spirit is why the fraudsters will never succeed in the end. I … Read more
Trashed Out – Evicted Tenants See Belongings Stolen on Video “I Can’t Watch Any More”
Video WLKY Investigates: Evicted Tenants See Belongings Stolen Thieves Pilfer Family Possessions After Renters Displaced By John Boel/WLKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – About 3,300 times last year in Jefferson County, crews moved in to carry out court-ordered evictions or foreclosures.The scenes are sad, and the landlords are mad because they’re often owed a lot of money, … Read more
Northeastern University LAW JOURNAL Vol. 2, No. 1 Spring 2010
Editors’ Introduction The financial crisis that began in August 2007 has been the most severe of the post-World War II era and, very possibly – once one takes into account the global scope of the crisis, its broad effects on a range of markets and institutions, and the number of systemically critical financial institutions that … Read more
