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A.G. Schneiderman And Local Officials Showcase Achievements Of Housing Programs Designed To Rebuild New...
Attorney General’s Foreclosure Relief Programs Have Helped More Than 6,800 Hudson Valley Families Keep Their Homes. Schneiderman: No Family Should Ever Lose Their Home Because They Could Not Speak To A Housing Counselor Or Get A Small Loan To Refinan...
New Hampshire Supreme Court Acknowledges MERS’ Role Under State Law
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced the Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled in favor of New York Community Bank, finding that as assignee of MERS, it was authorized to foreclose. In pdf Bergeron v. New York Community Bank (102 KB), the Plaintiff c...
Higgins Announces Vacant Homes Act of 2015
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined members of the Distressed Properties Task Force in Western New York to announce the Vacant Homes Act, a bill designed to expedite the sale of underwater homes and foreclosures to prevent the buildup of vacant ho...
The Stars Come Out Again for Realtor Jenny Laughner
Real Estate Broker Jenny Laughner is no stranger to recognition. During her tenure with RE/MAX Select, Jenny has achieved 100% Club status each year, which is awarded to RE/MAX associates who have achieved levels of productivity that were more than dou...
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at...
Two Northern California real estate investors pleaded guilty for their role in bid-rigging conspiracies and mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced today.
C.A.R. 2015 Home buyers Survey findings
With an improving economy and job market over the past year, home buyers have started forming households again, and buyers who previously experienced a foreclosure or short sale are back in the housing market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF...
GOVERNOR CUOMO DEPLOYING DFS MOBILE COMMAND CENTER TO ORANGE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES TO PROVIDE...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is deploying Department of Financial Services representatives to Chester in Orange County and Monticello in Sullivan County to offer foreclosure prevention assistance to financially struggling homeowners.
Northern California Real Estate Investor Indicted for Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public Foreclosure...
A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against a Northern California real estate investor for his role in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies at public foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announce...
EC Real Property Tax Services to Present Tax Foreclosure Seminar
The Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Service has announced it will be holding its annual seminar on how to purchase tax foreclosed properties. The seminar, titled “How to Purchase Tax Foreclosed Properties," will be hosted by the Director...
KAINE CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION, ACTION TO ADDRESS MORTGAGE INDUSTRY HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined a group of senators in sending a letter to federal housing, finance, and consumer protection regulators calling for an investigation into potential violations of the Fair Housing Act by banks and lenders neglecting the mai...
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL CYNTHIA H. COFFMAN DELIVERS $450,000 IN RESTITUTION TO HOMEOWNERS OVERCHARGED BY...
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman announced today that her office has sent out checks totaling approximately $450,000 to homeowners who were improperly charged posting and title foreclosure costs by the former foreclosure law firm The Law Of...
Preventing Foreclosures Another Reason to Celebrate National Homeownership Month
While National Homeownership Month in June usually focuses on the many benefits of buying and owning a home, it is also a good time to remind homeowners facing the devastating prospect of foreclosure that help is available in North Carolina.
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Statewide Advertising Campaign To Help New York Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Rescue...
Campaign Will Promote AGScamHelp.com, A Web-Based App To Educate Consumers On How To Avoid And Report Mortgage Rescue Scams. Schneiderman: Informed Homeowners Are the Most Powerful Tools Against Foreclosure Scams
Menendez, Booker Announce $1.27M for NJ Housing Counseling
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced $1.27 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Counseling Program to 13 local agencies throughout New Jersey.
Menendez Bill Would Help Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure Stay in Their Homes
As New Jersey continues to lead the nation in foreclosure rates – and specifically in “zombie” foreclosures – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development t...
AG Healey Supports Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Homeowners Through Tax Foreclosure Reform
In an effort to protect vulnerable homeowners in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office today sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Revenue in support of legislation to improve the tax foreclosure process
Rep. Conyers Calls For Moratorium On Property Tax Foreclosures In Wayne County
Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement urging a moratorium on property tax foreclosures and improved access to services for Detroiters facing today’s deadline:
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public...
A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced
LAW FIRM RESCUES HUNDREDS OF HOAS AND CONDOMINIUMS IN FLORIDA RECOVERING $125M FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT...
Association Law Group (ALG), one of Florida’s leading HOA and condominium law firms with offices in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, has recovered close to $125,000,000 for its clients in past due maintenance fees and other liabilities since the recession f...
LAW FIRM RESCUES HUNDREDS OF HOAS AND CONDOMINIUMS IN FLORIDA RECOVERING $125M FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT...
Association Law Group (ALG), one of Florida’s leading HOA and condominium law firms with offices in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, has recovered close to $125,000,000 for its clients in past due maintenance fees and other liabilities since the recession f...
Arizonans Could Receive SunTrust Foreclosure Restitution
Attorney General Mark Brnovich reminds Arizona consumers that the deadline to file a claim form for a foreclosed borrower payment under the National SunTrust Mortgage (SunTrust) Settlement is June 4, 2015. Consumers who lost their primary residences to...
Nonprofits Blast California Chamber of Commerce for Picking on Widowed Homeowners
The California Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual “Capitol Summit” meeting this week, and two statewide nonprofits are calling on the Chamber to reverse its position on legislation that would protect widowed homeowners from unnecessary forec...
NYDFS Announces Deployment of Mobile Command Center to Brentwood and Central Islip to Deliver...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today announced the deployment of the DFS Mobile Command Center to two sites in Suffolk County to provide foreclosure prevention assistance to financially struggling homeowners.
Schuette Charges Metro-Detroit Attorney with Thirty Felony Counts Including Racketeering in Fake Mortgage Assistance...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that his Homeowner Protection Unit has filed thirty felony charges including Racketeering against attorney Steven Barry Ruza, 52, of Orchard Lake and his company, Home Legal Group, Inc., for steal...
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public...
A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public...
A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.
SUPERINTENDENT LAWSKY’S REMARKS ON REFORMING NEW YORK’S FORECLOSURE PROCESS
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services for the State of New York, is delivering remarks today at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Secondary Market Conference & Expo in New York, NY
Delinquencies, Foreclosures and Bankruptcies Improve as Household Debt Stays Flat
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Household Debt and Credit Report revealed that aggregate household debt balances were largely flat in the first quarter of 2015. As of the end of March, total household indebtedness was $11.85 trillion, a $24 ...
OHFA Expands Efforts to Tackle Blight and Fight Foreclosure, Awards $6.8 Million to 7...
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced the recipients of additional funding under a program designed to help prevent foreclosures and stabilize local property values through the demolition of vacant and blighted homes across the state. ...
Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public...
A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced
