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With so many foreclosure actions either voluntarily discontinued or dismissed for lack of standing or other reasons, plaintiffs are now filing new foreclosure actions, many of which present potential statute of limitations defenses. This session covers the procedural and substantive issues presented by statute of limitations defenses in New York foreclosure actions, including potential waiver […]
...Increasing numbers of residential foreclosure actions are brought in federal court, as plaintiffs forum shop and seek to avoid settlement conferences and other New York state consumer protections, with default judgments in federal court obtained far more quickly than in state court. This panel considers the options when these actions are brought in federal court, […]
...Advocates representing widows or widowers that were left off of a reverse mortgage loan taken out by their spouses have been struggling to keep foreclosure at bay. This webinar provides background information key to representing reverse mortgage spouses, gives an update on the status of the AARP litigation, and explain the details of the Mortgagee […]
...Foreclosure defense and mortgage loss mitigation often implicate basic real property law issues, and for some, law school’s first year property course was long ago. This session provides a refresher on such basics as the different forms of property ownership (tenancies in common, joint tenancies with rights of survivorship, tenancies by the entirety, etc.), impact […]
...This webinar provides an overview of claims for mortgage lending abuses available under the federal Truth in Lending Act. We cover claims now available under the new Dodd-Frank rules as well as claims available for earlier loans. Topics include special rules applicable to “higher-priced” and “high-cost” loans, as well as restrictions on steering, ability to […]
...This webinar provides foreclosure practitioners with valuable information on FHA loan underwriting and origination abuses. We discuss how FHA insurance works, FHA underwriting guidelines, anti-property flipping rules, and identifying and researching bad lenders. Additionally, we address the most common violations of FHA underwriting standards and possible defenses for faulty underwriting. Webinar Resources: PowerPoint Outline […]
...This webinar provides foreclosure practitioners with the nuts and bolts of advocating for victims of foreclosure rescue scams. This session is intended to assist advocates in understanding the relevant legal theories and remedies, identifying non-attorney and attorney foreclosure rescue scams, identifying claims, developing affirmative litigation, and understanding the administrative complaint process at the local, state […]
...Contact: Ruhi Maker, (585) 454-4060 When It Comes to Foreclosures, the Storm Is Not Over for Many Rochester Area Neighborhoods – Particularly Neighborhoods of Color Empire Justice Report Calls for State and Federal Policies to Stabilize New York Neighborhoods Impacted by Foreclosures (Rochester, NY) Today, at a press conference and community briefing at the Telesca Center […]
...When It Comes to Foreclosures, the Storm Is Not Over for Many Rochester Area Neighborhoods – Particularly Neighborhoods of Color In the Eye of the Storm: Why the Threat of Foreclosure Damage Continues details the state of the foreclosure crisis in Rochester, NY, as well as all of New York State, and its impact on neighborhoods […]
...For Immediate Release March 19, 2015 Contact: Ruhi Maker, (585) 454-4060 When It Comes to Foreclosures, the Storm Is Not Over for Many Rochester Area Neighborhoods – Particularly Neighborhoods of Color Empire Justice Report Calls for State and Federal Policies to Stabilize New York Neighborhoods Impacted by Foreclosures (Rochester, NY) Today, at a press conference and community briefing […]
...When It Comes to Foreclosures, the Storm Is Not Over for Many Rochester Area Neighborhoods – Particularly Neighborhoods of Color In the Eye of the Storm: Why the Threat of Foreclosure Damage Continues details the state of the foreclosure crisis in Rochester, NY, as well as all of New York State, and its impact on neighborhoods […]
...This webinar provides a brief overview of the revised HOPP Legal Services data reporting materials and expectations for both new & existing staff for Year 3. Webinar Resources: PowerPoint
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