News Articles:
One More Reason for Denials of Loan Modifications. - Several distressed homeowners who may be eligible for loan modifications were denied by Chase for a reason that violates the Treasury Department’s rules, according to a recent report from ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization. Read More
Loan modification? Good luck with that - "It's a never-ending game that banks are playing with customers," J.N. said. "If all banks are doing this, I'm surprised most folks haven't just given up and let their homes go into bankruptcy." Read More
Fed-up chief of Fresno housing agency quits - Loan reworkings fail, former exec of nonprofit says. The head of a key Valley housing counseling agency has resigned, saying he lost faith in the Obama administration's loan-modification program. Read More
CA Mortgage News- Obama Mortgage Relief Program Fails - Now it should come to no one as a surprise that in today’s news it was reported that the Obama Mortgage Relief Program failed to deliver.When they announced in the beginning that this would help about 3 millions American’s many of us in the business where skeptical. We were right to be. Only a fraction of that amount has actually been helped, now you have to remember also that ½ of the loan mods done last year re-defaulted. Read More
Federal Laws:
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a consumer protection statute, first passed in 1974. It requires lenders to give a good faith estimate (GFE) of all closing costs that borrowers must pay. It was designed to help borrowers from being forced to pay "hidden fees" at closing.
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The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) requires lenders to disclose the terms of a loan, including the total amount of the loan, the annual interest rate, and the number, amount and due dates of all payments necessary to repay the loan. The TILA also requires additional disclosures and places many restrictions on mortgages.
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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) was designed to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining on a credit report. The law requires credit bureaus to adopt reasonable procedures for gathering, maintaining and disseminating information.
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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was designed to ensure that all qualified people have access to credit and prohibits discrimination based on sex, marital status, age, race, national origin, or public assistance benefits received.
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