Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Click here to listen to the Credit Show with Harry Jacobs from Credit Restoration of Nevada on KDWN AM720 from September 28th, 2012 featuring Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq.  Mrs. Black Chernine and Mr. Jacobs discuss responding to collection letters from credit companies (2:14), responding to a dunning letter to repair credit (8:15), how creditors violate the Fair […]

Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from September 5th, 2012 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., hosts special guest and community bankers Eric Colvin of Meadows Bank and John Sullivan with First Security Bank.  Mrs. Black Chernine, Mr. Colvin and Mr. Sullivan discuss the differences between the big banks from community banks (2:10), […]

Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from August 22nd, 2012 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., discusses the lack of interest in real estate issues in the upcoming elections (2:10), student loan debt problems (4:10), how student loans are like credit cards (5:45), lease options on a house (9:45), Mitt Romney’s solution […]

MERS Continues to Take Fire

The controversial company, MERS, continues to face critical review across the nation.  The Supreme Court of Washington, in particular, recently ruled against MERS in the arena of non-judicial foreclosures.  The Court succinctly stated that, “if MERS does not hold the note, it is not a lawful beneficiary.(http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.s This is so because Washington law defines the […]

Repair Credit In Four Steps

According to a recent report compiled by Experian, Las Vegas ranks in the bottom percentile of a national ranking of average credit scores. To be exact, Las Vegas had the nation’s eighth worst average credit score, 709, which ranked Las Vegas 136th out of the 143 cities polled. However, there are a few simple tricks […]

AIG Pays Treasury Nearly $1B Amid Reports Slamming Bailout

American International Group (AIG) repaid nearly $1 billion in rescue funds from the Treasury Department Tuesday, the same day that a government office released a report slamming the Federal Reserve for apparent missteps in bailing out the financial institution in 2008. To read the full article, click here.

Anatomy of a Bank Failure

Most people look forward to Fridays. They see it as the start of the weekend, time to catch up on responsibilities around the house, or just an opportunity to sleep in. Bankers have come to hate Fridays in recent years because it is the day that bank staffs are notified that their bank is being […]

Black & LoBello on the Radio

Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from September 7th, 2011 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., discusses the lawsuit between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 17 major banks and the arguments on either side, the Nevada Homestead Act, refinancing home loans and modification options, consumer rights under the Debt Collections […]

SB 414 Restricts Banks

Senate Bill No. 414 was introduced to address some of the consequences of the downturn in the current real estate market. Section 2 of the Bill was intended to prevent a bank from calling a commercial mortgage loan due if the borrower is not in default.  That section was quickly eliminated by amendment from the […]

Chris Phillips on KLAV AM 1230

Christopher J. Phillips, Esq., guest stars on the Legal Hour hosted by Attorney Malcolm LaVergne.  To listen to Mr. Phillips explain how domestic partners may be designated as the beneficiaries of a trust click here.