Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from May 2nd, 2012 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., hosts special guest, Jeffrey Morse, Esq., Special Counsel to Withers Worldwide.  Ms. Black Chernine and Mr. Morse discuss Abel v. BAC Home Loans Servicing LP et al, a current case in New York alleging that banks are laundering money overseas […]

FATCA Seminar at Black & LoBello

Black & LoBello will be hosting a seminar about FATCA regulations Friday, May 4th at 2:00 PM. FATCA regulations primarily deal with “foreign financial institutions” (FFI) and what they must do to be IRS compliant.  However, the proposed regulations impact US advisors and intermediaries in many ways.   The proposed regulations mandate a 30% withholding from any […]

Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from April 4th, 2012. Christopher Phillips, Esq., who practices Probate, hosts with guest lawyer Andras Babero, Esq., who practices in Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law from the law firm Black & LoBello in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Mr. Babero and Mr. Phillips discuss AB 284 and how lenders could avoid its requirements […]

Can HARP Help?

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (“HARP”) is a federal program supported by the Obama administration which can help homeowners refinance their underwater properties.  However, there are a couple major hurdles that homeowners must pass before being considered for the program.  First, the homeowner’s loan must be with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.  To determine this, simply […]

How To Combat Real Estate Fraud

Even though the Attorney General’s office is in charge of investigating fraud in Nevada, the tide of real estate fraud scams have been rising steadily as a by-product of the mortgage crisis and there are only 14 people in Chief Deputy John Kelleher office to pursue all these cases.  As such, there are some actions […]

Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from February 22nd, 2012 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., discusses the Multi-State Settlement (2:00), how mortgage modifications work (5:12), tips for dealing with banks (12:00), escrow impound accounts (18:30), what happens to a property and the mortgage after death (23:00), what happens to debt after death (25:20), how […]

The Multi-State Settlement Part 3 of 3: What Should Nevadans Do

So where does the Multi-State Settlement (“MSS”) leave Nevadans? Essentially, in a slightly better position IF, and only IF, we manage our expectations, pay attention and do our homework. If we do these things we may be able to collect all the money allocated to us, pursue the “banksters” criminally and pursue our individual remedies […]

The Multi-State Settlement Part 2 of 3: What it Really Means to Nevadans

The big “winners” in the Multi-State Settlement (“MSS”) are Florida and California who have exacted approximately half of all MSS monies between them. Regardless of these two goliath states, Nevada captured a decent amount. On any given day, Nevada ranks number one for bankruptcy filings and percentage of unemployed individuals.  Furthermore, for the last five […]