Fla. lawyers getting away with foreclosure fraud
Banks have paid millions of dollars to settle allegations that they wrongfully foreclosed on thousands of homeowners since the...
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Foreclosure practices at eight more financial firms catch Fed’s wrath
Having punished the five largest mortgage servicers for their foreclosure practices to the tune of a $25 billion settlement,...
Fannie Mae has ignored foreclosure problems since before the crisis
When home prices were still booming earlier this decade, the foreclosure scandals that dominate the headlines today could have...
Obama administration earns bi-partisan scorn for forthcoming foreclosure settlement with banks
In the run up to a forthcoming settlement with major banks over alleged foreclosure abuses, the Obama administration is attracting criticism from Republican and...
Fannie’s many chances to stop robo-signing went ignored: report
Not only were the law firms hired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to process foreclosures found to be...
Foreclosure lag spurs SF sales price gains
The substantial price gains in South Florida home sales last month may come as some surprise, but according to the Miami Herald, they can be attributed almost entirely to the foreclosure lag. As The...
Goldman promises to stop robo-signing, but practice is still widespread among servicers
Goldman Sachs’ mortgage subsidiary said today it would stop the illegal practice of robo-signing as part of a settlement...
As Obama homes in on $25B mortgage settlement, New York AG holds out for more
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is hindering federal efforts to negotiate a foreclosure settlement with Wall Street...
Foreclosure paperwork still being robo-signed
Many leading mortgage lenders are still engaging in questionable foreclosure practices such as “robo-signing,” even after they promised in...
AGs clash over proposed mortgage settlement
State attorneys general are butting heads over a proposed settlement with loan servicers over their faulty foreclosure practices, according to HousingWire. The proposal is the result of an investigation launched in October into some...
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