The Arizona Business Gazette reports:Homeowners do not lose their legal protections against being sued for debt after foreclosure just because they have refinanced a mortgage, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.In a unanimous decision, the judges overturned a lower- court ruling that said Michael and Kelly Pasquan are liable ...
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In Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reports:With Oregon's state and federal courts singing a variety of different tunes on the mortgage industry's controversial nationwide document-registration system, someone will finally ask the state Supreme Court to step in. If the high court gives the system a thumbs down, it could throw a ...
Written by Administrator on March 31st, 2012
In Chicago, Illinois, NBC Chicago Channel 5 reports:A pot of money held in limbo at the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court could help ease the pain of some homeowners affected by the housing bust. The money in question -- about $ 16 million -- are surplus funds, ...
Written by Administrator on March 25th, 2012
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania):Anthony J. DeMarco, III, 33, of Conshohocken, pleaded guilty [] to conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $ 30 million in loans. From 2006 through July 2009, DeMarco owned and operated DeMarco REI, ...
Written by Administrator on March 24th, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports on how the county's homestead fraud squad inspectors track down people trying to get double duty on homestead exemptions and are otherwise claiming undeserved property tax benefits.For the story, see County's homestead fraud squad targets ineligible exemptions (requires subscription).
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Written by Administrator on March 23rd, 2012
In Eugene, Oregon, The Register Guard reports:No one is sure how the state law that required the city of Eugene in 1994 to sell John and Betty Neely’s $ 65,000 Santa Clara house for no more than the $ 7,411 the Neelys owed on an improvement lien got ...
Written by Administrator on March 22nd, 2012
In Los Angeles, California, CNN reports:Francesca Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter, is asking a judge to appoint a conservator to oversee the 95-year-old actress's finances and medical care. The Hungarian-born actress was once one of Hollywood's most glamorous women, but a broken hip and leg amputation in the past two ...
