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occurs post loan origination when mortgage servicers use false statements and book-keeping entries, fabricated assignments, forged signatures and utter counterfeit intangible Notes to take a homeowner's property and equity.
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07/28/23 |
Home foreclosures rising with California, Florida in the lead | News Nation |
Home foreclosures rising with California, Florida in the lead
The housing market is being impacted as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the eleventh time since March 2022, causing a spike in foreclosures. Eviction moratoriums protected families during the pandemic, but now, eviction rates in major U.S. cities are rising, returning to or surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Data from ATTOM Data Solutions reveals a rise in home foreclosures, impacting top five states from January-June 2023: |
07/28/23 |
U.S. Supreme Court Bankruptcy Roundup - July 2023 | JD Supra |
U.S. Supreme Court Bankruptcy Roundup - July 2023 |
07/27/23 |
Equity Improves For U.S Homeowners As Housing Market Boom Shows Signs Of Revival | ATTom Data |
Equity Improves For U.S Homeowners As Housing Market Boom Shows Signs Of Revival Equity-Rich Portion of Mortgaged Homes Rises Back Up Amid Home-Price Rebound; Half of all Homeowners Paying Mortgages are Equity-Rich; Seriously Underwater Level of Mortgages Also Sees Improvement IRVINE, Calif. — July 27, 2023 —ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its second-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 49 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the second quarter, meaning that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. |
07/25/23 |
What needs to happen to fix the housing market? Experts have some suggestions | The Hill |
What needs to happen to fix the housing market? Experts have some suggestions |
07/25/23 |
Supreme Court Says No to Equity Forfeiture in Tax Foreclosures | JD Supra |
Supreme Court Says No to Equity Forfeiture in Tax Foreclosures |
07/25/23 |
Trillions of Dollars in Uninsured Deposits Are Now a Serious Albatross Around the Necks of the Mega Banks on Wall Street | Wall Street On Parade |
Trillions of Dollars in Uninsured Deposits Are Now a Serious Albatross Around the Necks of the Mega Banks on Wall Street |
07/24/23 |
This Chart Shows How Wall Street Banks and the Fed Have Become a Match Made in Hell | Wall Street On Parade |
This Chart Shows How Wall Street Banks and the Fed Have Become a Match Made in Hell |
07/23/23 |
As foreclosures inch back up, advocates tout NH housing assistance fund | Valley News |
As foreclosures inch back up, advocates tout NH housing assistance fund |
07/21/23 |
JPMorgan Chase Has Bled $230.6 Billion in Deposits Since Q1 2022, With Declines in 5 of the Last 6 Quarters | Wall Street On Parade |
JPMorgan Chase Has Bled $230.6 Billion in Deposits Since Q1 2022, With Declines in 5 of the Last 6 Quarters |
07/21/23 |
Economic Pessimism Forcing Lenders to Prioritize Cost-Cutting Measures | DS News |
Economic Pessimism Forcing Lenders to Prioritize Cost-Cutting Measures |
07/21/23 |
Consumer Finance State Roundup - July 2023 | JD Supra |
Consumer Finance State Roundup - July 2023 |
07/20/23 |
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What the Biden Administration’s “Junk Fees” Initiative Means for the Consumer Financial Services Industry: A Look at the Fees Under Attack, Part II | JD Supra |
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What the Biden Administration’s “Junk Fees” Initiative Means for the Consumer Financial Services Industry: A Look at the Fees Under Attack, Part II |
07/20/23 |
Little-known Massachusetts law causing major consequences for some homeowners | WCVB |
Little-known Massachusetts law causing major consequences for some homeowners |
07/20/23 |
Bank stops foreclosure, Graham woman can stay in her home | WFMY News |
Bank stops foreclosure, Graham woman can stay in her home |
07/20/23 |
The CFPB’s top 10 actions to protect consumers so far in 2023 | PIRG |
The CFPB’s top 10 actions to protect consumers so far in 2023 |
07/19/23 |
Goldman Sachs’ Workers Have Screamed for Help in Lawsuits, Pitch Decks and the OpEd Page of the New York Times | Wall Street On Parade |
Goldman Sachs’ Workers Have Screamed for Help in Lawsuits, Pitch Decks and the OpEd Page of the New York Times |
07/17/23 |
The mortgage market isn’t sending the signal homebuyers need on affordability | CNBC |
The mortgage market isn’t sending the signal homebuyers need on affordability
Lawrence Yun has as big a stake in the Federal Reserve’s moves as any economist: As the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, his industry is a target of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation with higher interest rates.
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07/17/23 |
ANGELO MOZILO, FORMER COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CEO, DIES AT 84 | WRE News |
ANGELO MOZILO, FORMER COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CEO, DIES AT 84 Angelo Mozilo, the former chairman and chief executive of Countrywide Financial who received widespread criticism for his role in the subprime mortgage meltdown, died at the age of 84. “It is with great sadness that the family of Angelo Robert Mozilo announces his passing from natural causes,” said a statement from the Mozilo Family Foundation, a philanthropy that he founded. “The family requests privacy at this time.” |
07/17/23 |
ICE, Black Knight Announce Deal To Sell Optimal Blue | National Mortggae Professional |
ICE, Black Knight Announce Deal To Sell Optimal Blue Sale to Constellation Software contingent on closing of ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) and Black Knight Inc. on Monday announced an agreement to sell Black Knight’s Optimal Blue business to a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. The deal is contingent on the closing of ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight, which was originally announced in May 2022 and is being contested by federal regulators. |
07/13/23 |
Only a tenth of mortgages have an interest rate above 6% — that’s a big problem for the U.S. housing market | Market Watch |
Only a tenth of mortgages have an interest rate above 6% — that’s a big problem for the U.S. housing market
Mortgage rates are inches away from 7% — but less than a tenth of U.S. homeowners have a home loan at that rate.
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07/13/23 |
Foreclosures Continue To Surge With More Homeowners Now in Danger of Losing Their Properties | Realtor.com |
Foreclosures Continue To Surge With More Homeowners Now in Danger of Losing Their Properties
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07/13/23 |
Nonprofit Alliance of Consumer Advocates refers Consumer Defense Law Group to Save Cuong Phung's Home from Foreclosure | NonProfit Alliance of Consumer Advocates |
Nonprofit Alliance of Consumer Advocates refers Consumer Defense Law Group to Save Cuong Phung's Home from Foreclosure
Trustee sale reversal
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07/13/23 |
Foreclosure Activity In First Half Of 2023 Ticks Upwards Toward Pre-Covid Levels | ATTom Data |
Foreclosure Activity In First Half Of 2023 Ticks Upwards Toward Pre-Covid Levels
U.S. Foreclosure Starts Increase 15 Percent in First Six Months of 2023; Average Days to Complete a Foreclosure Hits Peak; June and Q2 2023 Foreclosure Activity Also Post Annual Increases
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07/13/23 |
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Exceed 185K in First Half of 2023 | DSNews |
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Exceed 185K in First Half of 2023 According to ATTOM’s Midyear 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 185,580 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions—in the first six months of 2023, up 13% year-over-year and up 185% from the same time period two years ago during the heart of the pandemic. |
07/13/23 |
Senator Elizabeth Warren Slams Treasury Secretary Yellen and Bank Regulator Hsu for “Courting Disaster” on Bank Mergers | Wall Street On Parade |
Senator Elizabeth Warren Slams Treasury Secretary Yellen and Bank Regulator Hsu for “Courting Disaster” on Bank Mergers |
07/11/23 |
‘There’s nothing in the data that shows prices crash’: U.S. housing market is showing remarkable resilience. | Marketwatch |
‘There’s nothing in the data that shows prices crash’: U.S. housing market is showing remarkable resilience. |
07/11/23 |
CFPB Takes Action Against Bank of America for Illegally Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Credit Card Rewards, and Opening Fake Accounts | Wall Street On Parade |
CFPB Takes Action Against Bank of America for Illegally Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Credit Card Rewards, and Opening Fake Accounts |
07/11/23 |
Gallup Poll: Confidence in U.S. Banks Stood at 60 Percent in 1979. Today, It Stands at 26 Percent. | Wall Street On Parade |
Gallup Poll: Confidence in U.S. Banks Stood at 60 Percent in 1979. Today, It Stands at 26 Percent. |
07/10/23 |
JACKSONVILLE AREA LEGAL AID HAS EMPLOYED MORE ‘FLORIDA CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWYERS OF THE YEAR’ THAN ANY OTHER FIRM OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY | Florida Bar |
JACKSONVILLE AREA LEGAL AID HAS EMPLOYED MORE ‘FLORIDA CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWYERS OF THE YEAR’ THAN ANY OTHER FIRM OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY Of the 16 lawyers in Florida who have received the Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year Award from The Florida Bar’s Consumer Protection Law Committee, four either work at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid currently or did at the time they received the award. That is more than any other law firm or government agency in Florida, according to JALA. |
07/09/23 |
New York Courts Split on the Constitutionality of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act | JD Supra |
New York Courts Split on the Constitutionality of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act
In the six months since New York’s governor signed the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, L. 2022, ch. 821 (eff. Dec. 30, 2022) (FAPA), a split has emerged about whether the law applies retroactively.
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07/09/23 |
Affordable Housing Investment Programs Created, Funded Under New State Laws | TAP Into Mount Laurel |
Affordable Housing Investment Programs Created, Funded Under New State Laws TRENTON, NJ — Homeowners, and prospective home buyers, in New Jersey have three new avenues to make their dream an affordable reality under a set of bills recently signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy. The three new laws prioritize housing investments and initiatives in an effort to make New Jersey a more affordable place to live, work, and raise a family according to the governor's office. “As we strive to make New Jersey more affordable for all, we must ensure we remove barriers that prevent people from becoming homeowners,” said Governor Murphy. “Stable and affordable housing has the potential to be transformative in people’s lives as well as our communities. I am proud to sign legislation that will not only expand opportunities for first-time homebuyers and those seeking affordable housing, but will further advance our state as the best place in the nation to raise a family.” |
07/08/23 |
Foreclosures Are Rising: Here’s What Experts Say It Means for the Housing Market | Yahoo Finance |
Foreclosures Are Rising: Here’s What Experts Say It Means for the Housing Market
In May of this year, ATTOM recorded a sharp uptick in foreclosure rates around the United States. Adding up notices of default, repossession by banks and auctions on the calendar, the U.S. Foreclosure Market Report found 35,196 US properties with foreclosure filings.
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07/07/23 |
HAF Assistance Protects 300,000-Plus Homeowners From Foreclosure | DSNews |
HAF Assistance Protects 300,000-Plus Homeowners From Foreclosure
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released data on the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) through March 31, 2023 (Q1 of 2023), which shows a substantial increase in assistance to homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
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07/06/23 |
Large Banks Have Bled $921 Billion in Deposits Since April 2022 — the Fastest Pace in 40 Years — and a Much Larger Decline than Small Banks | Wall Street On Parade |
Large Banks Have Bled $921 Billion in Deposits Since April 2022 — the Fastest Pace in 40 Years — and a Much Larger Decline than Small Banks |
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