Posts Tagged foreclosure lawyer
Nationstar Mortgage Halted Foreclosure Proceedings in 23 States – Foreclosure Fraud
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on May 14, 2013
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 billion in new [...]
David v Goliath – Pro Se Homeowners Beats Freddie Mac In Foreclosure Appeals Victory
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on January 3, 2013
by Brian Mahany 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 take on the government [...]
Michigan Homeowners Score Appeals Court Victory Against Citibank
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on December 2, 2012
by Brian Mahany As we have said many times, the tide is beginning to turn against big banks and in favor of homeowners. For many years, courts simply rubber stamped foreclosure petitions. Now they are much more carefully scrutinized; particularly those filed by the nations largest banks – the so called “too big to fail.” [...]
Chase Bank Loses HAMP Denial Case In California
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on November 30, 2012
by Brian Mahany Chase Home Finance, a subsidiary of JPMorgan, lost an important court battle this week as it struggles to respond to claims from homeowners across the United States regarding the improper denial of HAMP loan modifications. HAMP is an acronym for the Home Affordable Mortgage Program, a program sponsored by the U.S. Treasury [...]
More Bad Ink For Morgan Stanley – This Time From ACLU
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on October 16, 2012
by Brian Mahany The nation’s big banks have received their fair share of bad press lately. Almost every day is a new horror story involving Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley. Today is no exception. The ACLU announced it sued Morgan Stanley for violating the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit [...]
Homeowners – 1, Bank of America, Wells Fargo -0
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on September 26, 2012
by Brian Mahany Despite the turning tide, big banks continue to win many court battles. Individual homeowners just can’t afford to take on the banking giants and their Park Avenue lawyers. Now and then, however, homeowners win. And some times they win big. Every victory empowers more and more homeowners to come forward. Last week’s [...]
Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Homeowner In Sub Prime Case
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on August 14, 2012
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 [...]
“Show Me The Note” Foreclosure Argument FAILS
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on June 5, 2012
by Brian Mahany Some people reading this post are thinking we have gone to the dark side. Don’t worry – nothing could be farther from the truth. As lawyers, we fight hard for our foreclosure clients but have to be realistic. Anyone reading mortgage blogs and some of the Occupy Homes materials would think that [...]
Washington State Attorney General Takes on MERS
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on June 3, 2012
by Brian Mahany Earlier this year the state attorney general of Washington filed a brief with the Washington State Supreme Court taking on MERS. We are happy to see elected officials finally realizing the mortgage mess is not going to fix itself. In the case of Kristin Bain versus Metropolitan Mortgage Group, the A.G. weighed [...]
Is Scott Anderson In The House?
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on May 16, 2012
by Brian Mahany For those wondering who Scott Anderson is, join the club. We have been asking that question too. He has “signed” hundreds of mortgage documents (if not tens of thousands) as a Vice President of MERS, the infamous Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc. Several people, potential clients and readers of this blog have [...]
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