Putting the Foreclosure Paperwork Scandal in Perspective

by Marian Wang,ProPublica The scandal over flawed paperwork and sloppy practices by mortgage servicers continues to broaden. The issue is complicated, and “robo-signers” — individuals working for servicers and signing off on thousands of foreclosure documents without much verification — are only part of the picture. So we brought some of our questions about the …

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Lost Your Home in Foreclosure? You May Be Getting a BIG Bill.

Many people believe that simply because they have lost their home in foreclosure that their financial worries are now behind them. Not so fast bucko. If a lender has taken a loss on a property that was foreclosed on they can go after the consumer for the amount due after the foreclosure. This is why …

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Overextended Borrowers Stop Paying Mortgages and Capitalize on Time to Eviction

In this day and age the amount of people unable to pay their mortgages is on the rise. Be it medical bills, loss of income or a change in circumstances, many people are running into shortages in their lives leaving them coming up short for that monthly mortgage payment. While these times in life are …

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We Are About to Lose Our Home and My Husband Won’t Talk to Me About It. – Jeanette

Jeanette “Dear Steve, We are about to lose our home $10,000 in the hole my husband has not talked to me i just found out in the mail he takes care of the bills he lost his self employment is now working for someone else I know this is a big change for him a …

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I Own an S Corporation and my Home is Now in Foreclosure. – Dave

“Dear Steve, I own a small business which is an S Corp. Business was bad for awhile, during which time I got behind on the mortgage on my personal home. The home is now in foreclosure. Currently, I a considering an offer of a short sale, and I ade the decision to save the business, …

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Did You Get Foreclosed on With a Second Mortgage or Home Equity Loan? I Knew This Was Going to Happen.

If you or someone you know got foreclosed on and had a second mortgage or home equity loan, watch out! People who were foreclosed on may think their debt problems are now behind them but second mortgage holders are not taking this lying down. In a move to attempt to recover money lost in the …

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Our Attorney is Advising Us to File Bankruptcy But I Don’t Know. – Andy

Andy “Dear Steve, About four years ago, my wife lost her job. She was having difficulty getting a job and used credit cards hoping she could get a job soon and we could repay them. Unfortunately, when she finally did get a job about six months ago (earning about 40% of her previous income), we …

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