In Jacksonville, Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports:Roger Greenwood thought he had heard of every conceivable bank fee. Then he received his September credit card bill.Bank of America charged the Jacksonville, Ill., man $ 39.23 in interest — on a $ 0 balance. Greenwood was convinced it was a ...
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Written by Administrator on November 12th, 2011
Written by Administrator on September 5th, 2011
In Washington State, The Oregonian reports:Washington state's highest court is set to determine whether thousands of pending foreclosures can proceed out of court, potentially averting months of conflicting and murky rulings. The court will hear arguments over whether lenders can file foreclosures in the name of MERS, a private company ...
Written by Administrator on August 26th, 2011
From the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio:
MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGCertified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, Case Nos. 3:10-cv-02537-JZ and 1:10-cv-02709-JZ. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. 18.6. The court will answer the following questions:1. "Does the servicing ...
Written by Administrator on August 20th, 2011
In South Bend, Indiana, the South Bend Tribune reports:South Bend's executive director of community and economic development, Jeff Gibney, claimed a homestead exemption on two separate properties in 2009 and 2010, according to information obtained by The Tribune.
The exemptions applied in each case to a home on West Washington Street ...
Written by Administrator on August 8th, 2011
In Denver, Colorado, The Denver Post reports:Colorado's most prolific foreclosure attorney has for years given thousands of dollars to a group representing the public officials charged with impartially overseeing his industry.Shortly after the money started flowing to the Public Trustees' Association of Colorado, trustees began awarding lucrative no-bid contracts to ...
Written by Administrator on July 21st, 2011
In another case where a lower court was apparently not up to the challenge in ruling correctly in a foreclosure case, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently vacated a summary judgment that would have allowed a foreclosure sale to proceed.In this case, the foreclosing plaintiff , according to the the ...
Written by Administrator on May 11th, 2011
In Baltimore, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun reports:A Baltimore judge summoned attorneys from a large foreclosure law firm Monday to explain whether signatures on key documents were genuine, part of the fallout from revelations last year that foreclosures nationwide were being processed based on deficient — or fraudulent — paperwork.Virginia-based Shapiro ...
