Until a client sent us a clipping today, I had never heard the term “Legal Abuse Syndrome.” If you look in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, you won’t find the term. Yet. The DSM is the official “blue book” used by mental health professionals. Whereas many of the CEOs of major banks […]
Nationstar Mortgage Halted Foreclosure Proceedings in 23 States – Foreclosure Fraud
[with 2021 updates] In the latest foreclosure fraud scandal to come to light, Nationstar Financial admitted that it halted foreclosure proceedings in 23 states after receiving multiple complaints from state authorities. The admission came to light in documents filed with the SEC. This admission comes at a time when Nationstar is trying to raise $1.4 […]
4 Million And Counting – People Facing Wrongful Foreclosure
by Brian Mahany Some call it a national embarrassment. We call it a crime. Wrongful Foreclosure. It’s happened to millions of Americans and it still happening today. The Comptroller of Currency and the Federal Reserve say that as many as 4 million people were wrongfully foreclosed between 2009 and 2010. Some were promised a HAMP […]
David v Goliath – Homeowners Beat Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac In Foreclosure
[Post updated related to COVID-19 forbearances] We like rooting for the underdog. Particularly when the underdog has no lawyer and takes on the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company (“Freddie Mac”). Freddie Mac is a government sponsored enterprise with over $2 trillion in assets. They certainly can afford great lawyers and take on small homeowners who dare […]
"I Don't Recall" – Confessions Of Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan
by Brian Mahany Bank of America chief executive officer Brian Moynihan’s deposition was just filed with the court after Thanksgiving. It reminds of some of the transcripts I have read dealing with mobsters. If there was an Academy Award or Oscar for the most stonewalling, Moynihan would be a shoe-in. Insurance giant MBIA sued Countrywide […]
How Low Can They Go? Bank Of America Claims Death of Child Not A Hardship
by Brian Mahany By now, I should be numb to the suffering caused by Bank of America and other large lenders and mortgage servicers. That’s what they want but instead, I am fighting angry. So are millions of homeowners too. If you think we climb the soapbox a little too often in this blog, read […]
Mortgage Task Force: "We'll Take Action Soon"
by Brian Mahany Every day we are contacted by at least 2 homeowners struggling to keep their home. Although we are not mortgage foreclosure defense lawyers, we do sue banks and bankers for fraud, foreclosure abuses and wrongful HAMP denials. Business is booming, unfortunately. The so-called mortgage crisis began when the housing market melted down […]
Bank of America Mistreats The Disabled – A True Story of One Mans Struggle Against America’s Biggest Bank
by Brian Mahany On Friday I was chatting with one of our good friends, Marx Sterbcow of Sterbcow Law* in New Orleans. We often pursue the same type cases and invariably, we can’t discuss the outcomes. Why? Because Bank of America and other big lenders don’t want to air their dirty laundry. Unless a case […]
Bank Of America Keeps Fraud Settlements Confidential
by Brian Mahany A lawyer recently asked about Bank of America’s policy of confidential settlements. It’s a good question and one in which we know some of the answers. But of course, we can’t answer because, well… homeowners (and their attorneys) who sue Bank of America typically are not allowed to discuss the terms of […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Homeowner In Sub Prime Case
by Brian Mahany We keep saying that courts are finally beginning to wake up and realize that not all lenders and loan servicers were created equally. Recently a federal trial court in Ohio tossed claims against Bank of America and its progeny, Countrywide Home Loans. A husband and wife homeowner sued the lenders for fraud […]