Posts Tagged ‘mortgage modifications’

GUEST POST: Bob Cratchit Speaks Out on Christmas Foreclosure Freezes, Rated ‘PG-13’

GUEST POST: Bob Cratchit Speaks Out on Christmas Foreclosure Freezes, Rated ‘PG-13’

Every year I take a whole week off at Christmastime. Of course, it wasn't always that way. When I started working for my Uncle Scrooge years ago, he never would have allowed that. In fact, back then,... (Continue reading)

The Orange County Bar Association’s LAST DASH 2011! Mandelman, Greenfield & Bellicini – Continuing education for attorneys offering loan modifications has never been this good!

The Orange County Bar Association’s LAST DASH 2011!  Mandelman, Greenfield & Bellicini - Continuing education for attorneys offering loan modifications has never been this good!

Mandelman, Greenfield & Bellicini will address updated Obama Administration HAMP Modification Guidelines and non-HAMP programs offered by Servicers to assist financially-distressed homeowners along with addressing the compliance issues for attorneys who want to handle Mortgage Loan Modifications as part of... (Continue reading)

At the Bank of America Signpost Up Ahead, Your Next Stop – The Loan Modification Zone

At the Bank of America Signpost Up Ahead, Your Next Stop - The Loan Modification Zone

A homeowner wrote to me the other day, and I could tell from her emails that she had been through the ringer trying to get a loan modification. I've heard from so many thousands of homeowners that I've gotten... (Continue reading)

The Article that Started it All: Pigs, Puppets and People in Peril

The Article that Started it All: Pigs, Puppets and People in Peril

Here it is... the first article I ever wrote for The Niche report magazine. Click the linked title below: Pigs, Puppets & People in Peril. Seems like soooo long ago... ... (Continue reading)

What Others Have Written About the NPV Test You Need to Pass to Get a HAMP Loan Modification

Last week, which was about a week after he had sent his REST Report to his lender, he received a response from his servicer... and they were offering him a loan modification in line with one of the alternative strategies... (Continue reading)

SO, HAMP ISN’T GREAT. WE KNOW. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

SO, HAMP ISN'T GREAT. WE KNOW.  WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Why the banking lobby starts to look downright puny next to millions of American homeowners all shouting at the same time... "Congress better take note! We intend to use our VOTE!" Yep, after that the foreclosure crisis would... (Continue reading)

FTC Considering Wrong Approach to Protecting Homeowners in Foreclosure from Loan Modification Scams

FTC Considering Wrong Approach to Protecting Homeowners in Foreclosure from Loan Modification Scams

How long did it take you guys to come up with this dazzling piece of regulatory virtuosity anyway? Don't tell me this wasn't the first idea that came up at meeting one, because there's no way I'm buying. ... (Continue reading)

OC Lawyer Arrested for Defrauding 400 Homeowners with Promises of Loan Modifications – DA Presses Criminal Charges

OC Lawyer Arrested for Defrauding 400 Homeowners with Promises of Loan Modifications – DA Presses Criminal Charges

awyers that "scam" people harm their victims, harm the profession, and harm our nation. They scare homeowners from seeking legitimate representation. We are entering a period in which we as homeowners, will need to depend on lawyers to... (Continue reading)