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Foreclosure Reference Guides

Foreclosure Introduction

Foreclosure laws vary from state to state and if you are facing foreclosure, you should be aware of what the laws are in your state. There are several pieces of information about foreclosure...

Bankruptcy And Foreclosure

In a Chapter 13, you can keep your home, and you agree to pay your creditors via a payment plan. Filing for bankruptcy protection immediately stops the foreclosure action...

Foreclosure In The Court

There may be ways to fight your foreclosure case and/or delay the process so that you can either get a mortgage modification, refinance, sell your home or do a short sale. A good foreclosure...

Foreclosure Law

Foreclosure Laws, Time lines, Deficiency Laws, Processes, and Information for all 50 States...

Legal Articles

Delaying a Foreclosure by Filing for Bankruptcy Protection

Contributed by: Lander McLoyd

If you're behind on your mortgage payments with no...

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Break-Up of the Lender/Borrower Marriage Needs Work

Contributed by: Richard Rubin

Recently, the Obama Administration reported new ef...

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When Will the Foreclosure Madness End?

Contributed by: Richard Rubin

Would you believe it if I told you that over the l...

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Deed in Lieu of What? Navigating in the Sea of Foreclosure

Contributed by: Alisa Levin

Behind on your house payment and considering forec...

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Avoiding Foreclosure

Sometimes in life we come across situations that cause us to lose our jobs, suffer from serious health emergencies, or live with unmanageable expenses that lead to being unable to pay for the mortgage on time. And many times unable to pay a mortgage for several months. It is crucial that if you are facing these challenges that you get serious help from a foreclosure attorney and stop the foreclosure process as soon as possible. Regardless of how behind you are with your mortgage, the debt situation can still be hopeful and recoverable from foreclosure.

Recent Foreclosure Articles

When Will the Foreclosure Madness End?

Would you believe it if I told you that over the last ten months, homeowners and lending institutions across the nation have partnered in the largest and most recognized effort in history...

Break-Up of the Lender/Borrower Marriage Needs Work

Recently, the Obama Administration reported new efforts to spearhead a national drive to help borrowers in trouble to modify their mortgages...

Foreclosure Rates Rise by 42 % in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

A news item that was published in the Your Money Section of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on January 14, 2010 indicates that the rate of foreclosures in Broward and Palm Beach...

Was Your Loan Fraudulently Approved?

An article covering the various ways loans could have been fradulently approved, how they led consumers to foreclosing, and legal defenses the victims may have against the loan frauders...

Real Estate Broker Fraud

A short article covering all the various types of frauds and schemes Real Estate Brokers conduct that lead people into foreclosure, as well as the most recent foreclosure scams real estate brokers may

Fraudulent Inflated Appraisals and Foreclosure Causes

Appraisal scams involving inflated appraisals from property appraisers and kickbacks to buyers, investors, mortgage brokers, appraisers and title companies are all forms of mortgage...

2nd Mortgages and Foreclosures

The important aspects consumers should be aware of in regards to foreclosures and 2nd mortgages, common issues, processes of foreclosure for 2nd loans, and how to go about obtaining legal help...

Short Sales and Tax Consequences

Many homeowners facing foreclosure opt to go the short sale route.  In a nutshell, a short sale is an agreement between the homeowner and his mortgage company whereby the mortgage company agrees

Tax Implications in a Short Sale

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows a homeowner to exclude from taxation income derived as a result of a loan modification, foreclosure, or short sale.  The purpose...

Short Sale: Beware of Deficiency Judgment

A deficiency judgment is a judgment issued by the court against you making you personally liable for the unpaid debt to your lender on your mortgage loan in connection with a short sale or foreclosure sale on your property. Some states allow your lender to file a lawsuit against you to collect this unpaid debt plus costs and their attorney’s fees...
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