https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/07/18/19952/homeowners-say-foreclosure-firm-failed-them Just five years out of law school, Gennady Litvin ran a bustling legal practice that took in millions of dollars from distressed homeowners who hoped they could avoid foreclosure. The Litvin Law Firm grossed $5.2 million in 2013, much of it from financially strapped clients who paid $500 a month or more for help negotiating lower mortgage rates or…[...]

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By The Lending Lies Team The Goldman’s bought their house months prior to 9/11. For a decade before they had been able to supplement their income by restoring old homes and returning them to their original condition. On average they netted about 27k a home after taxes and expenses. They were so credit-worthy they were granted signature loan status. Then…[...]

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[caption id="attachment_38791" align="alignnone" width="240"] "America got a bad case of "foreclosure fatigue". People in law enforcement, judges, they're just tired of it." - David Dayen[/caption] http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/life-style/local-feature/council-rock-alum-pens-saga-of-largest-fraud-in-american/article_d8071eae-4d0f-11e6-9c2b-6b9deac518a5.html   David Dayen came of age as a writer during a golden age for bloggers. Dayen, a 1990 graduate of Council Rock High School, was making a living in Los Angeles editing films and…[...]

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By the LendingLies Team A top advisor to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump stated on Monday that the party wants to reimplement Glass-Steagall. Glass-Steagall was depression-era legislation that was designed to prevent big banking monopolies but was repealed in 1999. It is rumored that Wall Street sources fear Trump would reverse course on policies that are now 20 years old…[...]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUHMZf3qwsQ#action=share http://fortune.com/2016/07/18/tony-robbins-netflix-documentary-guru/ Finding Strength in the Fight Against Foreclosure Homeowners facing foreclosure often endure years of harassment, injustice, and emotional assault. After being battered by banks, railroaded by courts, and stripped of their privacy, many lose hope. Depression and post-traumatic stress are common. Most don’t give up because they lack evidence of fraud. They give up because their energy, optimism,…[...]

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1sT Appellate District US Bank v Naifeh: "... we conclude that a borrower may rescind the loan transaction under TILA without filing a lawsuit, but when the rescission is challenged in litigation, the court has authority to decide whether the rescission notice is timely and whether the the procedure set forth in the TILA (sic) should be modified in light…[...]

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    Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays Tonight on the Neil Garfield Show, Neil will conduct a Question and Answer session. CALL IN at   (347) 850-1260. Please keep your question SHORT, PRECISE and GENERAL. Please do NOT plan a long narrative on your particular situation. Please…[...]

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Florida Foreclosure Defense Attorney Investigating Fraud Void means that the instrument meant nothing when it was filed, not that it is unenforceable now. Why Quiet Title Actions Often Fail Homeowners often ask about using a quiet title action to clear fraudulent mortgage claims. But the truth is: quiet title is a very limited remedy. Quiet title can only remove instruments that are void, not voidable. “Void”…[...]

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The Fair Housing Financing Agency has announced the details on the principle reduction program. The program is severely limited and requires that reductions be made only to owner-occupied borrowers who are 90 days or more delinquent as of March 1, 2016. The program will only apply to borrowers whose mortgage have an outstanding unpaid balance of $250k or less, and…[...]

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