Jose Vega was on the phone with JPMorgan Chase in April negotiating a loan modification when a real estate agent knocked on the front door of his Pittsburg house and said it had been repossessed in foreclosure a day earlier.
“I literally handed the phone to him and said, ‘Why don’t you tell this guy...
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California loan law wants lenders to give a decision on loan modification before starting foreclosure
San Diego businessman pleads guilty to loan modification fraud scheme
False and misleading statements used to induce customers to purchase loan modification services from a San Marcos-based businessman pleaded guilty to conspiracy, money laundering and tax charges.
Glenn Steven Rosofsky admitted that in April 2009, he and Michael Trap — who previously pleaded guilty — began operating a loan modification business using the names “Nations...
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Homeowner gets more than loan modification from HSBC, judge wipes out mortgage
All Orlando Eslava wanted from his lender was a loan modification to make his payments affordable. Instead, he got his $207,000 mortgage wiped out — and a crash course in the confusing way foreclosures are unfolding in a court system chock-a-blocked with cases.
The teacher was Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey, who cancelled...
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Cancellation of trial loan modifications affect over 122,000
Troubled Borrowers Get Booted from Mortgage Modifications
Homeowners who had trouble keeping up their mortgages found that they’d had their loan modifications canceled in April under the HAMP program because they were unable to make their adjusted payments or disclosed false information regarding their income.
With more than 122,000 borrowers having their trial modifications canceled and...
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Loan modifications were leading workout type for Genworth Financial
Private mortgage insurer Genworth Financial helped prevent almost $3.4 billion in mortgages from going into foreclosure in the 12 months ending March 31, the company reports in its first-quarter Foreclosure Prevention Scorecard.
Genworth says it worked with servicers to complete more than 23,000 loan workouts through its homeowner assistance program, resulting in home retention...
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