Countrywide Will Pay $108 Million for Overcharging Struggling Homeowners

BAC Home Loan Servicing and Countrywide are just plain crooks.  While there is nothing wrong with a lender taking control of a situation with an abandoned home (per the powers granted to them in your deed of trust/mortgage that you signed at closing) the rampant mark up of fees and side dealings like this have [...]

Bank of America’s equator system reduces chance to successfully close short sales – PART 2

Homeowners & agents nationwide are confused.  What is Equator and how does it impact my short sale?   In this blog let’s examine the negatives and then finally what to do with Equator. Thinking about taking on a new short sale?  REALTORS take note, Equator is the new “in thing” for Bank of America and [...]

Bank of America’s equator system reduces chance to successfully close short sales – PART 1

This is an update on Equator.  We now have the top Tips and Trap to be sucessesful versus failure.  CLICK HERE FOR BANK INSIDERS TIPS & TRAPS. Homeowners & agents nationwide are confused.  What is Equator and how does it impact my short sale?   In this blog let’s examine the positives…up next the negatives [...]

LIVE on CNN 650: Bank of America hammers homeowners after short sale

BofA and EMC are going after homeowners who have closed their short sale the “wrong way”.  Listen live with Brent Clanton, E.J. Simonsen and Neil Garfield on CNN 650 AM or www.CNN650.com.

What is Equator? Shhh…Bank of America secrets below

For those who are about to launch a short sale BofA’s way please take note of their love for what used to be REOTrans and now is the new Equator system.  We have been testing this with them for quite some time. In a nutshell they are pushing the work out to the loss mitigation [...]

Obama is handing out $3,000 to short sellers

Our U.S. Treasury stands ready to hand out checks to homeowners to help them with short selling their home!    Ok, not exactly but the Obama Administration is pledging to chip in to help homeowners who are underwater and need to sell their home. Bank of America, clearly our Nation’s leading “uplifting promise to do something press [...]

Can I get a principal reduction on my mortgage?

Sure, with enough firepower you can not only get a principal reduction but shut down the bank from even attempting to collect from you at all. As far as regarding how you “get your principal reduction” in HAMP read on… Remember folks, these changes to HAMP and HAFA and every other program rolled out require [...]

Short Sale’s are gaining traction with Lenders

For homeowners the choice is VERY CLEAR; short sales do less damage to credit, allow the homeowner to satisfy a large portion of the debt and in many cases allow for the homeowner (who has fallen behind on payments) to live “rent free” while the sale is negotiated. The following article on CNNMoney highlights what [...]

Bank of America’s mortgage write-down scam

You think BoA will write-down your mortgage to what your house is worth?  Maybe.  Then again maybe not. Friday was a day of rejoicing for many homeowners who saw the press releases touting that Bank of American will writedown your mortgage balance to the actual value of your home.   Hold the champagne. According to The New York [...]

Obama Bank Policy shoots for $1 Trillion in Writedowns

As Neil Garfield points out in the following information: “This is red meat for investors and borrowers seeking restitution for losses caused by improper appraisals, ratings and representations concerning loan and property values, loan viability, securities fraud, deceptive lending practices, TILA violations etc.” Ok, so if the mortgage is written down, how does that inpact [...]