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Foreclosures
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Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch
Main Street Cashes $3.1 Billion in Checks from Wall Street
By Philip R. Stein, Lori Lustrin
With the mortgage crisis almost a decade in the rear-view mirror, some harmed homeowners are just now starting to see reparations for the transgressions of the country’s largest financial institutions.…
Land Use Prof Blog
Looking for a good deal on a home? Try Detroit.
Eek poor Detroit. I have a lot of affection for Detroit, which has so much in common with my current town of Buffalo and my hometown of Milwaukee. Indeed, it…
Legal Profession Blog
Robo Lawyers Reprimanded
The Maryland Court of Appeals has reprimanded two lawyers in connection with the robo-signing of a large number of foreclosure-related documents.One lawyer failed to properly supervise the other as managing partner…
Housing Plus
Recent changes to Maryland foreclosure laws
By Glenn A. Cline, gcline
Last month, Robert Scott, a partner here at Ballard Spahr, wrote about recent changes in Maryland foreclosure law. He explained the effect of a new law that requires a foreclosing…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
Deficiency Claims After Foreclosure: The Basics
By Scott Riddle
A deficiency claim is a claim by a lender for the balance owed on a loan after a foreclosure or repossession and liquidation of the collateral. For example, if the…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
Cash For Keys After Foreclosure: Can You Get The Cash?
By Scott Riddle
"Cash for keys" is an agreement between a foreclosing lender and a home owner or tenant whereby the owner or tenant receives a cash payment in exchange for moving out…
Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch
Robo-Signing Still Making Headlines As Wells Fargo Settles Another Lawsuit
“Robo-signing,” the term coined to refer to bank officials who quickly approved mortgage foreclosure documents without actual knowledge of the validity of the grounds for foreclosure, has been spurring lawsuits…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
Can You Force A Lender To Foreclose During Or After Bankruptcy?
By Scott Riddle
Although many people enter Bankruptcy with a desire to save their home from foreclosure, others are anxious to rid themselves of the property and the debt associated with it. This…
Banking & Finance Law Report
Ohio Foreclosure Procedure . . . Twice the Appeal
Earlier this month the Supreme Court of Ohio resolved a split of authority between the Fifth District and Seventh District regarding whether a foreclosure decree is a final appealable order…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
I surrendered my property in my Bankruptcy, Now What?
When you file for bankruptcy, you have the option of surrendering your secured property which you no longer wish to keep. For instance, if you have a rental house which…