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huffingtonpost.com | “Last January, dozens of independent contractors showed up for their first day of work at a large, single-story Bank of America building in Tampa to right the wrongs of a foreclosure crisis that many had witnessed firsthand. Or so they thought. They were lawyers, paralegals and other mortgage industry veterans. Along with thousandsRead more

tampabay.com | Posted by toluolo:   A “faster foreclosures” proposal that faced sharp consumer outcry and protest last year has resurfaced in a more moderate form this year, with a new bill filed by Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, Thursday. The bill, HB 87, offers a slew of changes to the civil procedures governing foreclosures in Florida—the state with theRead more

By Mark Gongloff | huffingtonpost.com “This may be the world’s largest wrist slap. British banking giant HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, is set to pay $1.9 billion to settle accusations that it didn’t do enough to stop money laundering in its branches, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. According to the WSJ, the U.S. government could announce theRead more

By TBO.com | “Floridians who lost their homes to foreclosure between January 2008 and December 2011 could recoup some of their money as part of the national foreclosure fraud settlement. About 167,000 Floridians got applications but they need to file them in about a month. “The deadline is Jan. 18th and we realize a lot ofRead more

By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer | “In a landmark robo-signing case, a former executive of a Jacksonville mortgage-processing giant faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating years of fraudulent foreclosure documents, according to a plea deal filed Tuesday in Jacksonville federal court. Lorraine Brown, who headed a Georgia processing firm,Read more

By Les Christie @CNNMoney “The clock is ticking on a tax break that saves struggling homeowners from paying thousands of dollars to the IRS. If the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 does not get extended by Congress by the end of the year, homeowners will have to start paying income taxes on the portion ofRead more

Reuters | “Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week as Superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast and disrupted normal business activity for millions of people, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity fell 5 percent in the week ended Nov. 2. TheRead more

By Les Christie @CNNMoney | “Foreclosures fell in nearly two-thirds of the nation’s largest metro areas during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac Thursday. With 62% of the nation’s 212 largest markets seeing foreclosure activity shrink during the latest quarter, the ongoing decline is yet another sign that the housing market is starting to stabilize. During September, foreclosureRead more

By: Diana Olick CNBC Real Estate Reporter |   “Who can forget the heady days of the housing boom when property flippers would follow condo developers around like hungry wolves, waiting to pounce on new projects before one grain of earth had moved? Property auctions for single family homes weren’t any different, as novice buyers wereRead more

  Defense of homeowners and real estate investors in foreclosure actions. Representing both homeowners and real estate investors, we have taken our practical experience and knowledge of business and real estate litigation into the ever growing field of real estate foreclosure defense. Whether you are homeowner facing the loss of your home, or a realRead more