by Brian Mahany It’s been several months since we wrote a mortgage foreclosure post. Our hope was that the recent national settlements and court approved monitors would help big banks clean up their mortgage messes. Unfortunately, we see little progress. Although the total number of foreclosures is down, the ones that remain are often a […]
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 […]
NJ Court Refuses To Enforce Loan Provision Prohibiting Borrower From Suing
by Brian Mahany I thought I had seen everything until I read a story about Investor’s Saving Bank. If you haven’t figured out why juries dislike lenders and are awarding large judgments against banks, read on. A New Jersey company sought mortgage funding from Investors Savings. At the closing, Investors only provided half the funding. […]
Lawyers Latest Targets In Mortgage Fraud Mess
by Brian Mahany Lawyers that profited from the halcyon days of the housing industry are now finding themselves on the other side of the law. Several lawyers have been sued for their role in the mortgage crisis and many more are likely to find themselves in jail or in court. We have long suspected that […]