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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

DOJ Announces Payments Under 2011 SCRA Settlements

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/12/2013

On April 4, the DOJ announced that two mortgage servicers will pay a combined $39 million to 316 servicemembers pursuant to SCRA settlements from 2011. Those settlement agreements resolved allegations that the mortgage...more

BofA to Pay $116K+ to Servicemembers for Illegal Foreclosures

by Lawyers.com on 11/17/2011

Thousands of men and women are coming home from Iraq within the next weeks, but some may not have a house to return to. That's because subsidiaries of Bank of America and Morgan Stanley illegally foreclosed on nearly 200...more

North Carolina Legislative Update: Session Law 2010-190

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 9/28/2010

The 2010 North Carolina General Assembly adopted an ACT TO PROHIBIT FORECLOSURES UNDER POWER OF SALE WHILE MORTGAGORS OR TRUSTORS ARE ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. This act applies only to foreclosures under power of sale which...more