• National City Bank to pay $35 million for overcharged black and Hispanic borrowers on mortgages from 2002 through 2008. National Bank is now PNC Financial Services Group. National Bank charged with discrimination. Federal [...]

  • Published On: December 23, 2013

    OCWEN TO provide $2 billion in principal forgiveness relief to homeowners throughout the next three years as part of a settlement agreement. The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy [...]

  • Published On: December 18, 2013

    Arizona has the third highest negative equity - with approximately 22% negative and 4% near negative equity. The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy petition preparer. Certainly they have [...]

  • Published On: November 29, 2013

    The Next Balloon to Burst: Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) hitting 10 year anniversary More than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit this mark over the next four years. [...]

  • Banks face a high financial risk if they do not take the steps needed to identify borrowers who are at risk of falling short on payments. More than $221 billion of these loans at the [...]

  • Published On: October 4, 2013

    Using Bankruptcy to Save a Home is a Challenge and Must be Done with Careful Planning. It is also important to have the assistance of an experienced Chapter 13 attorney. WARNING: The default rate for [...]

  • The US Justice Department and a few brave judges are becoming very aggressive about the abuses large banks have suffered on their customers. Judges slam Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America for their abusive [...]

  • Frank Becerra Campos, 66, of San Diego, defrauds Arizona Latinos in a mortgage rescue scam. Collected at least $669,743 in up-front fees “in exchange for loan modification services they utterly failed to provide.” By [...]

  • Published On: September 22, 2013

    FHA easing rules if foreclosure or bankruptcy was caused by external economic factors, such as medical or loss of job. More than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit this mark [...]

  • Published On: September 9, 2013

    Millions of Dollars Being Released to Assist Arizona Homeowners Hit by Mortgage Crisis Attorney General’s Office to Expand Mortgage Relief Efforts over Next Three Years Attorney General Tom Horne is today announcing in a press [...]