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GUEST POST: Runaway Train: Civil Code Section 2944.7 and the CA State Bar
Written on 25 Jan, 2013 at 6:38
So here we are a year later. Like a runaway train, the State Bar is moving full speed toward a unstated goal that is inconsistent with the public interest: no lawyers available for borrowers who need assistance.... (Continue reading)
The Case Against Philip Kramer, Et Al
Written on 7 Sep, 2011 at 8:00
You have to understand that while I'm happy to see any and all deceptive sales practices targeting homeowners stopped, I take no pleasure in seeing Philip Kramer prevented from suing Bank of America or any of the other banksters, all... (Continue reading)
THEY ONCE WERE LENDERS – Understanding government’s failure to stop bankers OR scammers from destroying homeowners.
Written on 25 Apr, 2011 at 21:47
And, to add insult to injury, our government has stood by obtuse and witless as these same banks have been permitted to lie, mislead, abuse, disrespect, malign and outright torture homeowners trying to apply for a government program funded by... (Continue reading)
Homeowner Suffers Horrific Injustice at the Hands of JPMorgan Chase
Written on 4 Mar, 2011 at 12:46
We're not people who simply decided to skip out on our mortgage. We did everything as upright and by the book as we were instructed to do by Chase yet we still lost our home. On the day they took... (Continue reading)
Two Years Waiting for the New York Times to Write About Lawyers & Loan Modifications, and they Still GET IT WRONG.
Written on 28 Dec, 2010 at 13:04
Can you hear me now? Is that doing it for you? The facts about California attorneys who offer to assist homeowners with loan modifications as presented in the New York Times story are just plain WRONG. ... (Continue reading)
Homeowner tells Mandelman Matters of SCOVIS LAW GROUP, and I am DISGUSTED
Written on 7 Jun, 2010 at 10:03
Hey, McDevitt... you have no idea what you're talking about most of the time, do you. Expert? Published author? As seen on television? What were you on T.V. for... oh yeah... were you one of the... (Continue reading)
ABA and More Than a Dozen State Bars Ask Congress for Lawyer Exemption on Loan Modification Rule
Written on 4 Jun, 2010 at 7:03
"A growing list of more than a dozen state bars and the ABA have asked for changes in congressional legislation aimed at protecting consumers from financial fraud because it contains language so broad that the everyday work of lawyers in... (Continue reading)
Why Can’t We Answer the Question About HAMP That Could Save Taxpayers Tens of Billions?
Written on 13 May, 2010 at 5:06
How about if we all write letters to our elected representatives demanding to know the answer to this question, because the answer has the very definite potential to save many billions in unnecessary taxpayer funded expenditures associated with the current... (Continue reading)
Judge Dismisses 110 of the Felony Counts Against Southern California Attorney Accused of Loan Modification Scam
Written on 12 Apr, 2010 at 17:05
You mean to say that the District Attorney prosecuting the case, who presumably had reviewed the evidence, made the decision to file the charges, had Mr. Diener arrested and then argued for a seven-figure bail amount, suggesting that he was... (Continue reading)
Green Credit & Me
Written on 24 Mar, 2010 at 2:00
If the guys in Sacramento or Washington D.C. think that I view ANYTHING they've done to-date as being even remotely competent, let me be oh so clear... I DON'T. As far as I'm concerned, our government is functioning just... (Continue reading)
Journalists on Crack: Are Lawyers Turning to Crime in Tough Times?
Written on 25 Jan, 2010 at 6:35
Oh for Christ's sake Miller, don't you have anything better to do than to scare people out of hiring a lawyer when at risk of losing their home? Because that's all this kind of crap is accomplishing, don't you... (Continue reading)
MANDELMAN’S MONTHLY MUSELETTER – ISSUE 5.0
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 0:47
1. University of Miami Law School says homeowners should hire lawyers if at risk of foreclosure. 2. Is the Great Recession Over in the Headlines? 3. ABC's Bob Weir and Truth. 4. House painting as a career choice. ... (Continue reading)
BREAKING NEWS! CA STATE BAR PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR LAW FIRMS ON SB 94
Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 18:32
Wading through ambiguities in language in order to interpret the legislative intent of a new law isn’t easy, but the moral of the story is that it can be done, and thanks to the combined efforts of the attorneys and... (Continue reading)
California Bar Journal Runs Ads for Loan Mod Firms? Seriously??
Written on 20 Oct, 2009 at 8:34
So, come to find out that the California Bar Journal is running ads for a company called "Nice Mod," a DRE licensed company that presumably accepts no money until the client's mortgage has been modified, paid off in full, and... (Continue reading)
The California Bar’s Scarlet Lawyer List
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 6:50
In the press release issued by the State Bar on Friday, Weiner said that the lawyers listed have "allegedly taken fees for promised services and then failed to perform those services, communicate with their clients or return the unearned fees."... (Continue reading)
CA SB 94 on Lawyers & Loan Modifications Passes Assembly… 62-10
Written on 4 Sep, 2009 at 5:40
Extending unsecured credit to homeowners that are already struggling to pay their bills, and then having to sue them in order to collect simply isn't a business model that attorneys, or anyone else for that matter, are likely to embrace.... (Continue reading)