Distinct Nevada Laws Concerning Deeds of Trust & Foreclosure
Nevada requires that a deed of trust be used to secure a real estate loan. Although commonly referred to as a mortgage, a deed of trust has significant differences from a mortgage. In addition, states using deeds of trust differ among themselves in their requirements. All mortgages are two-party instruments between the lender and the borrower. […]
Change is coming to the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Program
Pursuant to the new guidelines released December 28, 2010, servicers are expected to put into place the revised guidelines on or before February 1, 2011. As a part of the updated guidelines servicers are now required to complete and send a Short Sale Agreement (SSA) to the borrower within 30 calendar days from the date […]
Some Foreclosures and Evictions postponed for the holidays
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are postponing foreclosure evictions on mortgage loans they own or back from December 20th to January 3rd. Wells Fargo will freeze foreclosure sales for the holiday. The lender’s freeze will run the same two week period as that of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It will only postpone sales of […]
New Report States the Obvious: Principal Reductions Lead to Lower Re-Default Rates
According to a new report from the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, a group of state attorney generals and bank supervisors across the country, loan modifications made in 2009 are forty to fifty percent less likely to be delinquent six months after modification than loans modified at the same time in 2008. Additionally, the report […]
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Or Loan Modification?
Rarely does a loan modification include a principal reduction. The typical loan modification only deals with the first mortgage and will only reduce the monthly payment, not the total amount due and owing. For most Las Vegans it does not make sense to keep paying on an asset that is completely upside-down. Therefore, many people […]
12 Percent of all Defaults are Strategic
U.S. homeowners are deciding to strategically default in greater numbers. A homeowner strategically defaults by ceasing mortgage payments he could otherwise afford because the loan is underwater. According to Morgan Stanley, approximately 12 percent of all mortgage defaults in February 2010 were strategic, up from 4 percent in mid-2007. A Morgan Stanley analyst stated that […]
Columbus Accountant and Realtor Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud & Obstruction of Justice Conspiracies
Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2010, to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. In a press release, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Sartain, the accountant for co-defendant Thomas Parenteau, pleaded guilty to one […]
Top 10 Bankruptcy Myths
Filing for bankruptcy hurts your credit for 10 years. Not True. Bankruptcy stays on your credit about 7 to 10 years. Although the bankruptcy will stay on your credit, you can start rebuilding your credit once your bankruptcy is discharged. Making current, full payments on debt is one way to start building your credit while […]