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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -

Workouts That Work: Strategic Alternatives to Foreclosure

Shipman & Goodwin LLP on 5/2/2025

Our new insightful and informative series, “Protecting Lenders: Strategic Responses to Borrower Default," is designed to provide comprehensive guidance on managing borrower defaults effectively. This four-part series covers...more

Massachusetts AG Settles with Mortgage Servicer over “Zombie” Mortgages

Cozen O'Connor on 10/11/2024

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell settled with Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin Credit), to resolve allegations that the mortgage servicer violated the commonwealth’s foreclosure-prevention law and debt...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending September 20, 2019

Carlton Fields on 10/11/2019

Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Doc Stamps: failure to pay documentary stamp and intangible taxes on increased principal balance under loan modification rendered final foreclosure judgment unenforceable - Schroeder v....more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending August 10 & 17, 2018

Carlton Fields on 8/28/2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Loan Modification: foreclosing plaintiff was required to allege and prove default of loan modification agreement after trial court found the loan modification to be the operative...more

CFPB Reports Continued Mortgage Servicing and Other Violations of Consumer Financial Law

Carlton Fields on 10/6/2015

In its Supervisory Highlights released earlier this summer, the CFPB reported its examination observations in consumer reporting, debt collection, mortgage origination and servicing, fair lending, and student loan servicing....more

CFPB Highlights Mortgage Complaints in Third Monthly Complaint Report

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/25/2015

The CFPB has issued its September 2015 complaint report, the third in its new series of monthly complaint reports. The new report spotlights mortgage complaints and complaints from consumers in the Denver, Colorado, metro...more

CFPB highlight mortgage complaints in third monthly complaint report

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/23/2015

UDAAP Council Weekly UDAAP Standards Report - 12/03/14

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/5/2014

Every week, courts around the United States issue decisions addressing aspects of civil UDAAP claims. In an effort to illuminate the UDAAP standards, below is a sampling of some of this week’s UDAAP decisions on the...more

Massachusetts Amends Debt Collector and Third-Party Loan Servicer Regulations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/20/2013

The Massachusetts Division of Banks recently amended 209 CMR 18, "Conduct of the Business of Debt Collectors and Loan Servicers." The final amended regulations clarify and establish new standards of conduct for debt...more

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