Foreclosure prevention workshop next week
Foreclosure defense attorney David Hicks will be the keynote speaker Feb. 8 at a free workshop in Gainesville about homeowners’ legal rights and strategies for fighting foreclosure evictions.
January 31, 2011
Bank of America Fights Nevada Foreclosure Ruling
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Bank of America is appealing a Nevada judge’s order that blocked 8,900 foreclosures in the state. The bank argues that Nye County District Court Judge Robert Lane’s temporary restraining order against ReconTrust, a Bank of America subsidiary, is halting progress on thousands of foreclosure procedures. “The order has created enormous upheaval and confusion in the
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Foreclosure filings plunge in Lower Hudson Valley
Initial foreclosure filings dropped nearly 17 percent while foreclosure judgments fell 22 percent last year in the Lower Hudson Valley. Westchester reported 2,485 filings for 2010, a 20 percent drop while Rockland reported 1,709, a 12 percent drop.
Local judges get tough on foreclosure documents
In response to a national outcry over fraudulent foreclosure filings, three Franklin County judges are requiring lawyers to verify that all of the documents in residential-foreclosure actions are valid.
Unpaid property taxes can lead to possible foreclosure
The foreclosure process usually brings up several questions. Here are some that often arise:
