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NY Attorney General Calls For Suspension of Foreclosures

The following article is from NY Attorney General Cuomo’s website. It calls for suspension of foreclosures by mortgage servicers engaged in “robo-signing” and offers sound advice to New York homeowners who are facing foreclosure proceedings. ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO EXPANDS PROBE OF NEW YORK FORECLOSURE ACTIONS Demands information from Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells […]


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News: NY Banking Dept. Requests Suspension of Foreclosure Actions

The following is from the NY Banking Department’s website: October 8, 2010 To the Institution Addressed: Recent events surrounding the foreclosure process of several mortgage loan servicers and the use of individuals identified as “robosigners” to execute affidavits without proper verification have raised considerable concerns for the Banking Department. As you may be aware, on […]


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News: BOA Halting Foreclosure Sales In All 50 States

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bank of America (BOA) is placing a moratorium on all “foreclosure sales” across the U.S. (see below). However, BOA hasn’t halted all foreclosure proceedings (see our earlier post Major Banks Halting Foreclosures in NY?). Additionally, it appears that a BOA spokesperson is implying that BOA’s completed foreclosures were proper. […]


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Major Banks Halting Foreclosures in NY?

Are foreclosures being halted in NY? Foreclosure defense is a large part of our law practice. We are currently defending foreclosures brought by GMAC, Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo etc.  For the most part, we have not seen much evidence of these lenders suspending current foreclosure actions. They are still opposing our motions, replying […]


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News: 7 lenders ordered to review their foreclosure procedures

The following is from a recent Washington Post article: A top federal bank regulator said Thursday that he has directed seven of the nation’s largest lenders to review their foreclosure processes after learning about the widespread mishandling of homeowner evictions by the industry. John Walsh, acting director of the Office of the Comptroller of the […]


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