No Call List violations top Missouri scam in 2011
KY3January 31, 2012
Koster encourages consumers to provide credit card information only to familiar merchants and only when the consumer initiates the call. 5. HOME REPAIR AND REMODELING (926 complaints) – Complaints against home improvements/home repair contractors are ...more »
HOAs: Havens or horrors?
CorneliusNews.netJanuary 31, 2012
The Huntersville resident works in real estate and consults on property management operations. He also runs the Center for Natural Leadership in Huntersville—a consulting group that works with organizations in transition.more »
Foreclosure Battle: DeLauro Pitches Reform
Patch.comJanuary 31, 2012
In an effort to curb the rate of foreclosed homes, new legislation proposed by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro aims to make good communication between distressed homeowners and lenders the law. Under the Democrat's proposal, if lenders don't follow the ...more »
Foreclosure Battle: DeLauro Pitches Reform
Patch.comJanuary 31, 2012
The final part of the bill would require a third-party review of modified loans and alternatives to foreclosures before beginning the foreclosure process. When asked who the third party would be, DeLauro said it was conceivable that another department ...more »
Certified Securitization Analysis, LLC Enhances Product Offerings, Lowers ...
MarketWatch (press release)January 31, 2012
Further, these securities are no longer governed by the Uniform Commercial Code under Article 3 negotiable instruments, as securities, they are now governed by UCC Article 8, securities, which carry a whole different set of rules and regulations that ...more »
UBS, Foreclosure Accord, Berezovsky, Commerzbank, MF Global in Court News
BloombergJanuary 31, 2012
UBS isn't able to comment on the case because “English criminal law limits what we can say about this incident,” Oliver Gadney, a spokesman for the bank, said in an e-mailed statement. Adoboli, who was remanded into custody, is being held at Wandsworth ...more »
Housing Groups Warn Homeowners Still Struggling
WNYC (blog)January 31, 2012
The group acknowledges that foreclosure filings are down considerably from just over 9600 in 2010 to roughly 4200 in 2011, but warns those statistics are misleading. NEDAP said the decline is due to stricter rules requiring attorneys representing ...more »
For Job-Seekers, a New Push to Keep Financial Skeletons Buried
Wall Street JournalJanuary 31, 2012
Of those, more than 60% said they are unlikely to accept an applicant with an outstanding judgment currently filed against them, while nearly half would likely pass on one with accounts in debt collection. Some research seems to back employers' fears: ...more »
Bill would protect soldiers from foreclosure
Topeka Capital JournalJanuary 30, 2012
Meier acknowledged that there is a similar federal law that has been in place since 1940 and was amended four years ago to provide service members with nine months of foreclosure protection after they return from active duty.more »
Foreclosure Battle: DeLauro Pitches Reform
Patch.comJanuary 30, 2012
In an effort to curb the rate of foreclosed homes, new legislation proposed by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro aims to make good communication between distressed homeowners and lenders the law. Under the Democrat's proposal, if lenders don't follow the ...more »
What You May Not Know about Bankruptcy Laws and How they Affect You
JD Supra (press release)January 30, 2012
If you are contemplating filing for bankruptcy, you should take note of what the law on bankruptcy says and how they affect you. Some of the recent ones may not be to your best interests but nevertheless, if you intend to file for bankruptcy, ...more »
Shadow Inventory will slow Washoe County housing market in coming years
Reno Gazette JournalJanuary 30, 2012
Breaking the law is considered a felony and is subject to fines and imprisonment. Like a bogeyman lurking just behind the corner, shadow inventory has been a nagging concern for the Washoe County housing market since the real estate bubble's collapse.more »
California's Harris Seeks Edge in US Foreclosure Standoff
BusinessWeekJanuary 30, 2012
30 (Bloomberg) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris's holdout position in a proposed agreement with banks over foreclosure practices may reap financial and political rewards at the cost of prolonging some constituents' suffering.more »
The CRIT: Thoughts on MoMA's Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
ArchinectJanuary 30, 2012
How does this solve the foreclosure crisis? Could it just as easily produce another one? Rendering of MOS's Thoughts on a Walking City project for Orange, New Jersey. Image courtesy MOS. There is an underlying matrix of finance, politics, and laws that ...more »
Foreclosure Battle: DeLauro Pitches Reform
Patch.comJanuary 30, 2012
In an effort to curb the rate of foreclosed homes, new legislation proposed by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro aims to make good communication between distressed homeowners and lenders the law. Under the Democrat's proposal, if lenders don't follow the ...more »
