[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 vs Goliath (Bank Fraud Post)
by Brian Mahany The following post is an email from a client. It is reposted with permission. For privacy reasons, we have changed her name to “Jane” and redacted identifying information. Brian, I spent some time this AM reading your blog posts on my case and “Legal Abuse Syndrome”. Well done, and thank you. I […]
JP Morgan Chase Faces Sanctions Over Refusal To Cooperate In Madoff Probe – Bank Fraud
by Brian Mahany America’s “Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Jail” banks have always been favorite targets of ours. Not a day goes by without one of the big banks being in some sort of legal trouble or regulatory hot water. We have heard countless stories of how these lenders have abused their business […]
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 […]