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Wells Fargo picks and prays re pick and pays

The Wall Street Journal had on article here about Wells Fargo’s loan modification strategy for it’s portfolio of negative amortization “pick a pay” loans which allowed owners to make interest only payments or even less while the balance would grow and while equity has shrunk… especially in this market.  Wells Fargo has nearly $107 . . . → Read More: Wells Fargo picks and prays re pick and pays

Ohio Attorney General Files 2nd Suit Against Servicers

This article is the second article I have seen today about Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray suing unscrupolous lenders.  According to this source, Ohio leads the nation in suing servicers and holding them to task about the practices they have used to prey on people and ultimately effect entire communities and the state and . . . → Read More: Ohio Attorney General Files 2nd Suit Against Servicers

Bankruptcy fails as foreclosure rescue – cleveland.com

I have written before about bankruptcy and it’s effects on foreclosure in other blog posts.  On cleveland.com I found an interesting article: Bankruptcy fails as foreclosure rescue.

Bankruptcy does have it’s uses in helping people dealing with foreclosure but practically speaking it will never be a foreclosure rescue.  However it has been an excellent . . . → Read More: Bankruptcy fails as foreclosure rescue – cleveland.com

Short sale / Loan modification tip 197: Sue Your Lender

I saw this article appear in the New York Times.

States Are Pondering Fraud Suits Against Banks – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com.

I mentioned in a recent article I commented on the fact that often times loan servicers have a higher incentive to foreclose than save borrowers and mortgage investors huge sums of money . . . → Read More: Short sale / Loan modification tip 197: Sue Your Lender

More benefits to Clevelanders in foreclosure

Here are a few more details about the Obama spending plan to help homeowners.  I wrote about some of the benefits to the borrower for doing loan mods last week.

1.)  The new plan incentives banks to offer plans that the homeowners can actually afford.  After 3 months of the homeowner remaining current on . . . → Read More: More benefits to Clevelanders in foreclosure