Nevada Probate Basics
What would happen to your assets if you died today? A proper estate plan can be the difference between an efficient, expeditious, and inexpensive distribution of your estate and an administration that takes years and costs tens of thousands of dollars. In Nevada, there are several mechanisms that can be implemented to avoid the expense […]
Nevada Attorney General letter requests B of A to suspend foreclosures
Click to read Attorney General Catherine Masto’s letter to Bank of America.
Tisha Black Chernine, Esq. quoted in RJ regarding wrongful foreclosures
Nevada attorney general asks lenders to temporarily halt foreclosures As politicians complain about potentially massive mortgage fraud around the country, a top state official is calling on all residential lenders to halt foreclosures in Nevada. To read the full story in the Las Vegas Review Journal, click here.
Bank of America to Stop Foreclosures in Nevada and Nationwide
Pursuant to articles in today’s Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and the Washington Post, Bank of America Corporation has placed a moratorium on all foreclosure proceedings across the U.S. to examine its foreclosure documentation problems. This includes all Bank of America owned properties in the state of Nevada. Bank of America is the first financial institution […]
Obama to Veto Notary Bill
According to the latest developments, President Obama will pocket-veto a piece of legislation that critics say would make it easier for banks to process foreclosures and make it more difficult for borrowers to challenge foreclosure documentation. The bill in question, HR 3808, passed the Senate on September 27th by unanimous consent. The House passed the […]
Bill H.R. 3808 lets banks use notary as defense against litigation
Congress recently passed Bill H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 which says anything a notary signs is true, is usable (like a driver’s license) in any state, and cannot be challenged. The banking industries may use this as an answer to litigation. However, the bill is now open for public comments […]
Brooklyn judge tosses bad foreclosure filings
With foreclosure filings growing by the month, some judges are holding banks and loan servicers’ feet to the fire to prove they “own” the mortgage and that they know what information is in the filing. Read more: http://bit.ly/cnrhfz
Fannie Mae’s new First Look program
As foreclosures increase, the nation’s largest mortgage financier has added 61,929 new REO properties to its inventory in the second quarter. In an effort to step up the unloading of these properties, FANNIE has created its First Look program. See, HomePath.com . The program is aimed at assisting owner-occupied purchasers and public entities with purchasing […]
1/3 of Americans Believe it is OK to Walk Away from Home
A survey by the Pew Research Center found that more than a third – 36 percent – of Americans believe the practice of “walking away” from their mortgage payments and their home is acceptable, at least under certain circumstances. Of the homeowners surveyed, 48 percent say the value of their home declined during the recession. […]
Excuses We Use To Maintain Credit Card Debt
No matter how many credit cards you own, never keep a balance on any of them to avoid any and all finance charges. However, many people do not have the discipline to pay off their credit cards every month and fall into credit card debt. Who knew that such a little piece of plastic could […]