http://www.law360.com/retail/articles/829818/beware-malpractice-risks-when-serving-as-local-counsel Law360, New York (August 19, 2016, 11:32 AM ET) -- Patrick S. (Sean) Ginty Seth L. Laver Many attorneys are territorial animals. The thought of voluntarily exposing a client to potential competition may be frightening. Yet, given the licensing requirements attached to the practice of law, attorneys seeking to represent clients outside of their home state may require the…[...]

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Lehman had nothing to do with the loan even at the beginning when the loan was funded, it acted as a conduit for investor funds that were being misappropriated, the loan was "sold" or "transferred" to a REMIC Trust, and the assets of Lehman were put into a bankruptcy estate as a matter of law. THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS NOT…[...]

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http://www.mortgageorb.com/black-knight-delinquencies-up-foreclosure-starts-down-in-july he mortgage delinquency rate in July was about 4.51%, an increase of 4.78% compared with June but a decrease of 3.38% compared with July 2015, according to Black Knight Financial Services’ “First Look” report. About 2.286 million mortgages were 30 days or more past due, but not in foreclosure, in July – an increase of about 108,000 compared with…[...]

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http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/indiana-residents-could-be-awarded-2-million-in-foreclosure-abuse-settlement Indiana residents should be on the lookout for mailed notices coming this month that provide instructions on how to claim reimbursements from the state of Indiana's $470 million federal-state settlement with mortgage lender and servicer, HSBC. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says Hoosiers can claim $2 million in reimbursements from the settlement for foreclosure abuses starting August 24. The…[...]

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FDCPA & FCCPA Claims Gaining Traction: Lessons from Goodin v. Bank of America Across the country, homeowners are increasingly finding success under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and state-level consumer protection laws such as Florida’s FCCPA. A clear example is Goodin v. Bank of America (M.D. Fla.), where Judge Corrigan issued a carefully reasoned opinion that underscores both…[...]

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 http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/08/15/racketeering-claims-against-bank-of-america-revived.htm Racketeering Claims Against Bank of America Revived By LORRAINE BAILEY (CN) — Homeowners can sue Bank of America for claims it feigned compliance with a mortgage assistance plan that was a condition of the bank's $45 billion bailout in 2008, the 10th Circuit ruled Monday.      Bank of America hired Urban Settlement Services dba Urban Lending Solutions to administer its…[...]

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By Matt Taibbi April 18, 2016 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-is-the-obama-administration-trying-to-keep-11-000-documents-sealed-20160418 After 2008, everyone hated Fannie and Freddie, and for good reason. These quasi-private companies are essentially giant piles of money that were intended to advance a simple, utility-like mandate to keep credit flowing in the housing markets. In the pre-crash years, however, the firms' leaders acted less like the stewards of utilities and…[...]

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Recommended by Living Lies: If you think losing a home to foreclosure and mortgage fraud is traumatic, try losing an empire of 4,000 apartments and 26 million in debt.  Jorge Newbery provides a comeback story full of inspiration, determination and leveling  the playing field when thing seem dire.  Recommended reading. https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Zones-Playing-Lifes-Hands-ebook/dp/B00XA2JE0C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1468299137&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=lauobraut-20&linkId=38e8030a3cab45499e7cc5fe88fafdd3#nav-subnav Life was good for Jorge Newbery. A high school…[...]

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Q&A: How Mortgage Lenders Broke the Law and Got Away With It Jake Blumgart August 16, 2016 Financial journalist David Dayen talks about the 2008 fiscal crisis and his new book, Chain of Title, which tells the story of three average Americans who faced foreclosure and fought back. The financial crisis and its aftermath haunt the 2016 elections. The shattering dislocation…[...]

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  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jorge-newbery/foreclosure-tragedy-cant_b_11608886.html By Jorge Newbery Founder & Chief Executive Officer, American Homeowner Preservation LLC and Author of Debt Cleanse and Burn Zones Foreclosures are no longer fodder for major news headlines. The media intensity diminished as Americans became dulled to the stories of millions of families being kicked out of their homes by big banks and Wall Street-backed hedge funds.…[...]

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