What Is a Wrongful Foreclosure?
The issue at the center of the foreclosure scandal isn’t the use of robo-signers and shortcuts in paperwork: It’s whether the banks’...
US home foreclosures continuing to fall, latest data shows
Foreclosures in the United States are continuing to decline with the latest data showing they fell 30% in December year on year, the...
Mortgage Rates Increased Slightly, Remains Below 4% for 12th Straight Week
Freddie Mac said in a press release that their Primary Mortgage Market Survey show mortgage rates have nudged slightly higher. The rates,...
Insecure homes
New mortgage rules promise greater transparency in what consumers pay for a home loan. But one change could allow some people to get...
Freddie Mac, Quicken Loans partner to offer low-down payment mortgages Innovative new programs tailo
Freddie Mac and Quicken Loans are partnering to pilot a series of initiatives aimed at helping provide more Americans the opportunity to...
Home mortgage hurdles hurt the market For many responsible borrowers, credit is still out of reach
The financial crash of 2008 took the housing market down with it, especially here in the Northeast. As a Realtor and president of the...
Need a Mortgage? Keep Debt Levels in Check.
A mortgage applicant with a high level of debt relative to income is not an appealing risk for lenders. Therefore, first-time home buyers...
A notice of removal need include only a plausible allegation that the amount in controversy exceeds
A defendant seeking to remove a case from state to federal court must file in the federal forum a notice of removal “containing a short...
Federal Tort Claim Act time limits are subject to equitable tolling.
The Federal Tort Claims Act provides that a tort claim against the United States “shall be forever barred” unless the claimant meets two...
Robert Reich: Bernie gets it. Hillary is only inviting more corruption
Giant Wall Street banks continue to threaten the wellbeing of millions of Americans, but what to do? Bernie Sanders says break them up...
