The Mortgage Electronic Registration System ("MERS") is increasingly under attack from multiple angles. MERS describes itself as "an innovative process that simplifies the way mortgage ownership and servicing rights are originated, sold and tracked." Created by the real estate finance industry, including many of the largest lenders and Fannie Mae, MERS allegedly "eliminates the need … [Read more…]
When it rains, it pours. The fallout from the artificially generated housing bubble and the attendant financial crisis is really starting to take hold against the various major players in the banking industry. It seems everyone with any stake in the mortgage meltdown, from individual home owners to purchasers of mortgage-backed securities, are seeking their … [Read more…]
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The Arizona Supreme Court just weighed in on the issue of attorney’s fees in tax lien foreclosure cases. Under Arizona Revised Statutes section 42-18206 (2010), a tax lien purchaser is entitled to a judgment for costs and reasonable attorney fees if the delinquent taxpayer redeems the lien after the purchaser commences a foreclosure action. After … [Read more…]
Housing Wire recently reported that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed the two government sponsored agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to align their guidelines for servicing delinquent mortgages. Previously, they maintained different requirements for how their mortgage servicers would treat loan backed by Freddie and Fannie. This new push for alignment may … [Read more…]
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I took three different calls this past week from homeowners who have sought the assistance of Bank of America’s servicing subsidiary, BAC Home Loans Solutions, for a loan modification. What most unsuspecting homeowners do not realize is that BAC simply has no vested interest in actually making good on the false promises it continues to … [Read more…]
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that on December 17, 2010, his Office filed a lawsuit against Bank of America and its affiliated companies alleging violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and violations of the consent judgment entered in March 2009 between Arizona and the Countrywide companies owned by Bank of America. The lawsuit, … [Read more…]