Recent Posts in February, 2012

How Many Chicago Homes Are Part of Fannie Mae's New Foreclosure to Rental Program?
Feb 28, 2012

The short answer to the above question: 99 properties. How many units are in those 99 properties? 120. How many of those units are vacant? 34. On ...

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Is The OCC's Independent Foreclosure Review A Farce?
Feb 27, 2012

Late last year, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency announced that several banks had agreed to conduct an independent foreclosure review to ...

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What Is The Big Deal About "Neither Admit Nor Deny" Settlements?
Feb 27, 2012

Last year, Judge Jed S. Rakoff blocked a settlement between the SEC and Citigroup. His reason? Citigroup was paying a fine but not admitting to any ...

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Can I Use Making Home Affordable, The Foreclosure Settlement, and The OCC Settlement Together?
Feb 20, 2012

In the past six months, we have seen the expansion of Making Home Affordable, in particular in the refinance (HARP) and the loan modification (HAMP) ...

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How Does The Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Affect Banks?
Feb 16, 2012

The foreclosure fraud settlement absolves the 5 major banks from liability for robosigning and other practices. The breadth of this waiver of ...

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How Does The Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Affect Illinois Homeowners?
Feb 15, 2012

On February 9, 2012, the Attorneys General of 49 states and the United States announced a settlement with Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan ...

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Can I Force My Lender To Respond To My Short Sale Offer?
Feb 6, 2012

Prior to January 13, 2012, the answer to that question would have been, "No." However, a new provision of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law ...

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Foreclosure Sales and Filings Drop in Chicago Area, but Problems Persist
Feb 3, 2012

According to a recently released report from RealtyTrac, there were 6,348 distressed homes - properties in foreclosure or already bank-owned - sold in ...

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Did Your Refinance Truly Extinguish Your Previous Mortgage?
Feb 3, 2012

According to Reuters , your previous mortgage may not have been extinguished by your refinance loan. In a normal world, when you refinance a mortgage ...

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What Are The New Changes To HAMP?
Feb 2, 2012

On January 27, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it is rolling out new enhancements to HAMP. HAMP loan modifications were set ...

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