Forcing judges to listen during a “rocket docket”
Foreclosure defense attorneys, consumer advocates, and homeowners are up in arms over the content of this transcript from a recent mass-motion hearing before a Senior Judge in Palm Beach County. I...
View ArticleForeclosure statistics – WHY? (More proof that banks are harming the economy)
A recent article on Yahoo shows that banks foreclosed on 95,364 properties in August, 2010. Think about that for a moment. In one month alone, nearly 100,000 homes were foreclosed. Whenever I see...
View ArticleIt’s not just Jeffrey Stephan, folks!
Many media outlets seem to be suggesting that GMAC’s decision to halt foreclosures in 23 states, including Florida, is a result of Jeffrey Stephan’s false affidavits. This is simply not true. The...
View ArticleTitle insurance, where we go from here
Kimberly Miller of the Palm Beach Post was the first reporter who explained how the foreclosure moratoriums we’re now seeing are a direct result of title insurance problems. She first reported that on...
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Florida – one state, two court systems
Today’s article in the Washington Post does a fantastic job of encapsulating the two vastly different ways that foreclosure cases are being handled in Florida courts. In some circuits, like the...
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Defending a Foreclosure Case – Re-Visiting the Basics
With foreclosure-related stories dominating national headlines on a daily basis, many lawyers, judges, and reporters have gotten knee-deep, if not neck-deep, in the foreclosure crisis. Sometimes,...
View ArticleExplaining Judge Rondolino’s Order – a case study on the issues we face
If you’ve ever wondered what “foreclosure fraud” is all about or how a homeowner could possibly have legitimate defenses to a foreclosure lawsuit, take a close look at the Order of Dismissal from Judge...
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Strategic Default and Bankruptcy – Where is Florida Headed?
The ongoing and systematic refusal by banks to enter meaningful loan modifications with homeowners will have long-term consequences that the average American cannot yet imagine. Just try to picture...
View ArticleRush to Judgment – Why?
I’m seeing an increasing number of reports that banks are cancelling foreclosure sales, and, candidly, I’m as perturbed about it as the judges, but for different reasons. Judges are upset because they...
View ArticleWells Fargo admits more mistakes in foreclosure affidavits
As if we needed more proof that the banks’ foreclosure procedures are fundamentally flawed, Wells Fargo just announced it is re-doing affidavits in 55,000 foreclosure cases, as the original affidavits,...
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