Category Archives: Foreclosure

Homeless Themed Law Firm Closes

Stephen L. Baum, the foreclosure mill law firm which generated controversy recently when pictures of a past Halloween party showed employees dressed as homeless people and foreclosure victims, will close its doors, they announced today.

Foreclosures increase to highest level ever seen

Subprime, and the resulting crisis built up, exploded, and ruined the US economy. Risky lending imploded in 2007. Now we see more fallout, as RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. homes taken over by banks jumped 35 percent in the first quarter of 2010 from a year ago. In addition, households facing [...]

Advice for those applying for a HAMP mortgage modification

From our Saxon Mortgage watchdog and consumer advocacy website comes this information concerning the HAMP program. The information was submitted by a HAMP applicant who initially was told of missing paperwork. The complaint is frequently heard about mortgage servicers including Saxon Mortgage. Citigroup had similar complaints about missing paperwork.

Should you try a short sale or declare bankruptcy?

Most people fail to realize that by prolonging their problem, they are much further from a real solution.

341180 foreclosure filings in March 2009

Foreclosure filings were reported on 341,180 properties in March, a 17 percent increase from the previous month and a 46 percent increase from March 2008. The March and Q1 2009 totals were the highest monthly and quarterly totals since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005 despite a decrease in bank repossessions (REOs), which [...]