Sundquist v Bank of America

Foreclosure hell: Sacramento judge says Bank of America stalked and bullied family into losing home

3 Comments / foreclosure / By Neil Garfield

‘Blockbuster’ ruling hits lending giant with $46 million for Kafkaesque tactics By Scott Thomas Anderson scotta@newsreview.com https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/foreclosure-hell-sacramento-judge-says/content?oid=24151197 ILLUSTRATION BY MARGARET LARKIN The young boy playing piano inside his house suddenly looked up. A man he’d never seen before was peering at him through a sliding glass door. The man began pounding on the glass, yelling …

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David Dayen: How a Cruel Foreclosure drove a couple to the brink of Death

1 Comment / foreclosure / By Neil Garfield

By David Dayen at Vice A married couple resorted to self-harm after being physically and psychologically terrorized by Bank of America over their house—until a judge fined the bank $46 million. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/how-a-cruel-foreclosure-drove-a-couple-to-the-brink-of-death “Franz Kafka lives… he works at Bank of America.” Judge Christopher Klein’s words kick off an incredible ruling in a federal bankruptcy court …

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Bank of America fined $45 million for Abusive Foreclosure

4 Comments / foreclosure / By Neil Garfield

A bankruptcy judge issued a $45 million fine against Bank of America Corp. , calling the bank’s treatment of a California couple who fought to save their home “brazen” and “heartless” and should have added the words “illegal”, “fraudulent” and “unconscionable”. Judge Christopher Klein of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento said the bank’s mortgage …

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