California Governor Signs Homeowners’ Foreclosure Rights Law
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law historic homeowner-rights mortgage legislation that offers some of the country’s strongest borrower protections against bank foreclosure...
View ArticleNew California Law Helps Homeowners in Foreclosure
On January 1, 2013 the new California Homeowner Bill of Rights went into effect. One part of this new law protects homeowners in foreclosure from dual-tracking. This means that if you request a loan...
View ArticleStrike Two for Wells Fargo, Says 9th Circuit
In its second opinion this summer that involved Wells Fargo and mortgage modifications, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Wells Fargo violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) when it agreed modify...
View ArticleJanuary Rings in New Federal Laws Protecting Homeowners
In early January, a number of new federal rules in the foreclosure and mortgage context became effective. The changes came out of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the...
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