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Debt Collector Abuses: Are Debt Collection Agencies Ignoring Florida Law and Federal Statutes? – Bad Debt Collection Practices: Is it an Epidemic?

by | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Foreclosure Rescue, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure

There’s news reports that debt collectors are getting pushier and pushier in trying to collect debts – something that comes as no surprise to Florida foreclosure defense lawyers, where clients are routinely having to deal with debt collection practices...

Sharpie Parties: Vandalizing Foreclosed Homes Is Not The Best Revenge Against the Bank Who Is Foreclosing, No Matter How Fun and Tempting a Highlighter Party May Be

by | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure

It’s sad but true that that American standard in ink pens, the Sharpie (TM), is getting its name known these days not so much for the high quality of the product itself, but because social media has taken to calling a certain kind of gathering a “Sharpie...

More Florida Foreclosures of Family Homes and Increase in Banks Repossessing Houses: In Florida, Banks Are Aggressively Foreclosing on Home Owners: Planning Ahead as a Florida Home Owner

by | Florida Foreclosures, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Home Loan Fraud, Wrongful Foreclosure

Florida banks are fierce: in July, mortgage lenders took back over 6700 homes from Florida home owners in foreclosure actions. That is almost 40% more repossessions than this time last year (actual statistic is 38% increase) according to RealtyTrac. National news...

Florida Deficiency Judgment Overturned by Florida Court: Bank Loses Deficiency Because it Fails to Provide Valid Evidence of Fair Market Value

by | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser, Short Sales, Wrongful Foreclosure

Deficiency judgments are a real concern for home owners facing foreclosure or dealing with short sales here in South Florida.  Under Florida law, even after the home has been sold and the sales price used to pay down the mortgage amount, the lender still has the legal...

Florida Foreclosure Defense – Negotiating Loan Modifications With Banks Is Still Tough: Banks Try to Get Balloon Payments Instead of Cutting Home Loan Amounts and Reducing Mortgage Principal

by | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Florida Foreclosures, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Home Loan Fraud, Loan Modification, Real Estate, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure

Florida has been hit very, very hard by foreclosure fraud and many Florida home owners, both facing foreclosure and those with underwater mortgages who are still making their mortgage payments, have been keeping their ears to the ground regarding the big mortgage...