One Astoria couple is set to lose thousands of dollars on their planned purchase of a foreclosed home in Whitestone after the bank that owns it put the deal on hold indefinitely, the Daily News reported. The couple had been scheduled to close Oct. 5, but got a call the day before postponing the closing until Oct. 28. It has since been tentatively delayed until Nov. 26. The reason, they were told, was an effort to prevent unlawful foreclosures in the wake of revelations about robo-signed affidavits and widespread paperwork errors. If the deal does go through eventually, they’ll have to pay a nearly $2,200 fee in order to keep the mortgage interest rate they had agreed upon with Wells Fargo beforehand, plus additional legal fees. If it doesn’t, they’ll lose the fees they’ve already paid for their initial mortgage application, home appraisal, lawyers and credit report. [NYDN]