November, 2009
Read how many times your lender can fib to you

In the New York Times the headline is, “Winning Lower Payments Takes Patience, and Luck.” I repeat, No, it doesn’t. It takes a national certified attorney like the ones I represent to bypass luck AND patience.

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Posted on 30th November 2009No Comments
So frustrating to see reporters get so much closer to the mortgage modification mess, yet so far

It is that neither Indymac, or any other lender, ever expects to be held accountable for it’s treachery and lack of good faith. Why? Because no lender has yet been held accountable.

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Posted on 29th November 2009No Comments
One Big lender gets held accountable for neglecting a distressed homeowner

a court judge found the lender/servicer’s behavior “Mortifying abuse… completely devoid of good faith… harsh, repugnant, shocking and repulsive. The judge described the lender’s representative in court as having an “opprobrious demeanor and condescending attitude”.

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Posted on 25th November 2009No Comments
At least the Denver Post did their own research this time

The sure-fire method to getting a beneficial, successful mortgage modification is to contract a national cerified attorney like the ones I represent. The Department of Regulatory Affairs has severely hamstrung the truly succesful attorneys, but it can still be done.

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Posted on 22nd November 2009No Comments
A true mortgage modification need not hurt your credit score

lenders have three avilable workout solutions: reinstatement (which was most assuredly caused by delinquent payments), forebearance (also most asuredly the result of delinquesnt payments), and actual modification (which may or may not have been triggered by late payments).

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Posted on 21st November 2009No Comments
Comments on CNN article on seven foreclosure buying points

CNN is not in the business of investing in Real Estate, so there are qualifications

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Posted on 19th November 2009No Comments
Another article and blog on why your lender will avoid your mortgage modification application

No matter how sympathetic the voice is at the other end of the line, your lender is looking for any reason to NOT modify your mortgage.

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Posted on 18th November 2009No Comments
A cheated mortgage modification story in Colorado

CBS TV4 in Denver relates one more tale of a bilked homeowner. The couple paid ‘upfront’ for a non-attorney mortgage modification company which promptly disappeared.

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Posted on 17th November 2009No Comments
No Improvement for New Mortgage Modification Transparency Rules

This article deals with the U. S. Treasury Dept requiring the explanation of denial to certain distressed mortgage applicants. Don’t hold your breath.

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Posted on 16th November 2009No Comments
Mandelman puts it all together in a timely DVD

The title of the DVD is “A Hundred Thousand Homeowners – Voices of Hope and Change.”

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Posted on 14th November 2009No Comments