Tag Archives: Foreclosure

Bank of America Pays $6 Million for a Wrongful Eviction

Bank of America was recently ordered to pay $6 million to a California couple who was harassed and illegally lost their home to Bank of America. If you believe you lost your home to a wrongful foreclosure, contact our law … Continue reading

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Camron Hoorfar is named 2017 Lawyer of Distinction

Based upon Camron Hoorfar’s Avvo.com rating and numerous favorable reviews, Lawyers of Distinction has named Camron Hoorfar a 2017 Lawyer of Distinction. This award is generally given to the top ten percent (10%) of attorneys in the area. If you are … Continue reading

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Transfers of Distressed Commercial Properties

There are four main ways a borrower can return a commercial property back to its lender when the borrower can no longer pay for the loan: Foreclosure – This is when the lender sells the property at the courthouse steps … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Alternatives

The following methods can be used by a residential property borrower to avoid foreclosure of their home or investment property: Modification of the Loan – This is when the lender takes the back-owed amount, also known as arrearages, and either … Continue reading

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Setting Aside a Foreclosure Sale

A Missouri foreclosure sale can be set aside for multiple reasons, but if your only reason is that there was an inadequate purchase price at the foreclosure sale, then you will not be able to set aside the foreclosure sale.  … Continue reading

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Who Cares What Your Name Is?

A Missouri court certainly doesn’t, as Jillian Johnson of Missouri found out this year.  Jillian challenged a foreclosure on her home because the name of the bank that did the foreclosure, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, did not exactly match the bank’s … Continue reading

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Who Can Enforce Your Mortgage?

In order to foreclose on your home, the mortgage company must show that you are behind on your mortgage payments and that they are the holder of the mortgage. If the mortgage company cannot prove that you obtained the loan … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Equals Loss of Ownership

When a foreclosure occurs, the mortgagor (the person who borrowed the money for the house) loses their interest in the property.  The mortgagee (the lending institution or bank) takes the property back and sells it to the highest bidder.  The … Continue reading

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U.S. Foreclosure Filings Down 10 Percent in July

  Market researcher RealtyTrac reported that the number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings slipped 10 percent in July from a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported. There were 191,925 U.S. properties with default notices, scheduled auctions and bank … Continue reading

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Mortgage Debt Forgiveness: 10 Key Points

Canceled debt is normally taxable to you, but there are exceptions. One of those exceptions is available to homeowners whose mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012. The IRS would like you to know … Continue reading

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