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Florida Newspaper Calls for Foreclosure Fraud Criminal Prosecutions of Five Big Banks Regardless of AG Settlement: Here’s Why and Why That’s Not Enough

The Tampa Bay Times published an editorial this week that details the flagrant evildoing that banks and financial institutions as well as mortgage servicers in this country have been orchestrating over the years, and how it has hurt the country, and particularly...

Florida AG Bondi Says State AG’s Bank Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Is Big Accomplishment But Most Floridians Are Not Going to See A Dime and Many are Reportedly Getting Angry About It

Yesterday in a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse, the formal settlement documents were filed of record in the State Attorneys General – Big Banks Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Deal, where the five big national banks (Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citgroup,...

Florida Foreclosure – Beware Banks Not Providing Proper Cancellation of Note (the “Zombie Note”): More Widespread Violations of Florida Law

Here in Florida, we have a snowball that just keeps rolling along, getting bigger and bigger: the national spotlight is finally noticing a big problem that Florida real estate attorneys representing Florida home owners in things like foreclosure defense and short sale...

Future of Florida Deficiency Judgments on Florida Home Mortgages – Will New Laws Limit or End Bank’s Ability to Sue for Unpaid Mortgage Balance?

This week, the proposed Florida Fair Foreclosure Act got one step closer to becoming law when the Florida State Senate Judiciary Committee okayed the foreclosure bill.  In the near future, the Florida Legislature should be voting on this proposal and you can track the...

Florida Home Owners: Beware the Foreclosure Rescue Company or the Friendly Mortgage Modification Company – There Are Lots of Scam Artists Out There

It’s sad but true that all too often home owners already facing the stress and difficulties of becoming delinquent in their mortgage payments and facing the consequences of that delinquency – losing their home, their credit rating, dealing with bill...

Real Estate Appraisal Errors Remain a Huge Problem: Consider This “Hole in the Wall” Story – What To Look For In Your Florida Home Appraisal

Last Update: 02/24/16 Sometimes, the easiest way to understand something is to consider one example.  In the case of appraisal error, a recent news story about a phony and fraudulent New York home appraisal really helps to make things clear.  In many instances,...