Will My Texas Foreclosure Be Delayed Due To Investigations?
Attorney Generals in 50 states have opened investigations into allegations that mortgage companies are engaging in illegal foreclosure tactics such as robo-signing. But how will these investigations impact the processing of a foreclosure in...
Family Of Nine Retakes Home After Foreclosure Debacle
One of the surprising and to some mortgage companies, alarming outcomes of the foreclosure crisis has been the rise in the number of people who are refusing to vacate their homes after foreclosure, or...
How Will Filing Bankruptcy Affect My Mortgage?
Bankruptcy Effect on Mortgage Debtors facing foreclosure and other money issues choose bankruptcy for relief. But how does bankruptcy affect the mortgage of a debtor? Let's take a look at a few facts: The...
A National Moratorium On Foreclosures?
The foreclosure crisis has reached a new level as banks that have seized over 100,000 homes in September alone are now accused of engaging in illegal methods to repossess homes. The alarm over "robo-signing"...
Is Your Foreclosure Inevitable? What You Ethically Owe Your Tenants
About a year ago we began hearing about the grief and financial loss that many renters were facing because of foreclosure . The federal government responded by implementing rules designed to protect renters facing...
How Can We Strengthen Foreclosure Prevention Programs?
Recent news of yet another mortgage servicer throwing homeowners under the proverbial bus by filing scores of possibly fraudulent foreclosures has placed the failure of HAMP and other foreclosure prevention programs into the spotlight....
How Not To Fight Foreclosure – Rule#1 No Fake Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions
In the involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of TRED Holdings, L.P., a few debtors and an attorney learned there is a high price to pay when trying to avoid foreclosure by forcing your mortgage...