November 15, 2008

March 6, 2008, 11:50 am Foreclosure Legal Work: A Shoddy, Assembly-Line Practice? Posted by Dan Slater Does flat-fee pricing foster assembly-line lawyering? That’s what U.S. bankruptcy judge Jeff Bohm suggested in a decision, entered yesterday, in a consumer bankruptcy case involving Countrywide and a Texas homeowner. While Judge Bohm declined to enter sanctions against Countrywide …

Flat Fee Foreclosure Assembly Lines: Law Firms Taking hits with increasing frequency Read More »

November 30, 2007, 9:10 am Law Blog Lexpionage: “Foreclosure Mills” Posted by Peter Lattman Are you hip to the Web site Word Spy? It’s a fun one for all you language lovers out there. Its founder describes its mission as “lexpionage” — sleuthing out new words and phrases. Recent entries include “stroller envy,” feelings of …

Foreclosure Mills: Time to Face the Music Read More »

Foreclosure Mess: Two Different Plaintiffs Claim to Own Same Mortgage Posted By Amir Efrati On November 14, 2008 @ 1:38 pm In Global | No Comments It’s been a while since we revisited the foreclosure crisis, which has obviously gotten worse. Foreclosure numbers are skyrocketing, while numerous states, the federal government and financial institutions are …

The Proof is in the pudding: Two "lenders" Foreclose on the same Property Read More »