Recent Posts in July, 2013

• Homeowners consider crowdfunding in fights to avoid foreclosure
  Jul 31, 2013
  Experienced bankruptcy attorneys are often able to help homeowners avoid foreclosure through utilization of a variety of legal options. However, even ...
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• Equifax Hit With $18.6 million Fair Credit Reporting Act Judgment
  Jul 31, 2013
  Julie Miller, a woman from Oregon, has been awarded $18.6 million in her lawsuit against Equifax. According to The Oregonian , the jury awarded $18.4 ...
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• Independent Foreclosure Review -- Uncashed Check Update
  Jul 25, 2013
  According to Housing Wire (apparently via the Huffington Post), approximately 400,000 Independent Foreclosure Review settlement checks were mailed to ...
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• CFPB Sues To Enforce Dodd-Frank Compensation Rule
  Jul 25, 2013
  When the mortgage industry collapsed along with our economy, lawmakers attempted to improve things by passing Dodd-Frank. While the bank lobby found ...
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• Independent Foreclosure Review -- Cash Your Checks!
  Jul 22, 2013
  According to this article , about $1 billion in Independent Foreclosure Review settlement checks remain uncashed. The checks are only valid for 90 ...
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• Encore Capital Group and Midland Credit Management, Inc. -- When A Consumer Bill of Rights Doesn't Mean What It Says
  Jul 9, 2013
  In 2011 Encore Capital Group rolled out a "Consumer Bill of Rights" that was touted as an effort to " set the industry standard for consumer conduct. ...
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• Independent Foreclosure Review -- Ally/ResCap Calls It Quits
  Jul 8, 2013
  When the rest of the banks settled with the OCC and began sending out rubber checks, Ally/ResCap decided to continue its portion of the Independent ...
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• Guest Post -- Ryan v. U.S. (In re Ryan) Case Note
  Jul 8, 2013
  This case note was authored by Atlas Consumer Law's Penelope N. Bach. Ms. Bach is an attorney in the firm's bankruptcy practice. As can be seen from ...
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• American Banker: Chase Halts Credit Card Debt Sales
  Jul 2, 2013
  According to American Banker , Chase has quit selling credit card debt in anticipation of increased regulatory scrutiny. This comes as no surprise ...
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• Debt Collectors, Debt Buyers, and Collection Agency Act
  Jul 1, 2013
  I recently attended Max Gardner's Debt Buyer Boot Camp. During the boot camp, the panel briefly discussed the Unifund CCR Partners v. Shah series of ...
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