Background. In 2007 Congress passed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. The gist of the law is that for those taxpayers who have had debt
This is the second installment of my article looking back over the past five years at Portland housing statistics. Part One examined the real reason
“Some borrowers default because they no longer possess the ability to repay their mortgage loans. However, there is a group of borrowers who may continue
“Language and speech are the means by which people communicate with one another. However, with the Big Banks, their silence conveys the loudest message.” [Anonymous
“It’s one thing to be stubborn when relying on well-reasoned principle; it’s quite another to be stubborn relying on no principle.” Anonymous [Sort of.]
Compliments of several dedicated consumer attorneys, including Kelly Harpster, consumer attorney par excellence, and Sybil Hebb,lead attorney for the Oregon Law Center, a non-profit law firm
For anyone who has sought a loan modification or some other pre-foreclosure solution to their distressed housing situation, they must surely recall the treatment –
On July 11, 2012, Oregon’s mandatory mediation law will go into effect. For a summary of the law and time lines, go to my posts
Following the National Mortgage Settlement, B.L. Zebub, Belial Bank’s once fearless leader, is waffling on whether to jump into the fray, and start writing down
Introduction. On February 9, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release announcing the “landmark” $25 billion dollar settlement with five of the
