Archive for December, 2009


Fri
18
Dec

High Noon in Ohio – Attorney General and American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. Square off Against Each Other

On November 5, 2009 the gloves came off in the state of Ohio.  At stake is how much control can a state have over the way a mortgage company modifies loans for people facing foreclosure in that state.   Up until now mortgage companies have run their loan modification programs without any monitoring from state and [...]


Wed
16
Dec

U S Treasury Takes Next Step to Prod Mortgage Companies to Help Struggling Home Owners

Ever since the start of the Making Home Affordable Modification the mortgage companies have been slow in processing applications for loan modifications for people facing foreclosure.  Numerous times in past posts here on my blog I have commented on how poorly the companies have treated these people. Up until now the mortgage companies have controlled [...]


Tue
15
Dec

How Important Is It To Be Represented by an Expert in Loan Modifications?

You probably know already.  I recommend that people who are facing foreclosure and who want to save their homes get help from either a lawyer or an expert skilled in loan modifications.  The reason I do this is simple. Represented People Are More Likely to Save Their Homes On November 18 NeighborWorks America sent out [...]


Sat
12
Dec

Couple Gets Fantastic Present from Angry Judge

On Thursday, November 19, a judge in Suffolk County New York handed down a decision which shocked the mortgage industry to its core.  The judge wiped out the $525,000 payments a couple owed on their mortgage.  As a result of his decision, they now own their home free and clear. What Led to This Monumental [...]


Wed
9
Dec

Important Notice for People with Trial Loan Modifications Starting Before 10/1/09

There is an important notice on the website for the Making Home Affordable Modification Program that I needed to bring to your attention.  If you applied for a loan modification under this program and were approved for a trial loan modification prior to October 1, 2009, here is the notice on the website: “If your [...]