Ibanez and Securitization Fail

The Ibanez foreclosure decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has gotten a lot of attention since it came down on Friday. The case is, not surprisingly being taken to heart by both bulls and bears. While I don’t think Ibanez is a death blow to the...

Debtors Rights

False Statements and Fraudulent Debt Collection Practices A federal statute known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (often called the “FDCPA”) gives you specific legal rights to sue debt collectors who unlawfully threaten, berate, intimidate or...

The Enormous Clouded Title Problem

Why the Foreclosure Mess Settlement Proposal Can’t Fix the Damage By ABIGAIL FIELD with the DailyFinanceance Posted 6:00 PM 03/18/11 Columns, Economy, Real Estate, Credit When the mortgage industry’s robo-signing scandal first broke late last year, people...