Our San Bernardino County foreclosure defense lawyers have written here before about the federal Hardest Hit fund, which granted money to states particularly affected by the housing crisis. California was one of those states, and it has used that money to start a series of programs collectively known as Keep Your Home California. Originally, eligibility [...]

Our Riverside County predatory lending attorneys have written in the past about lawsuits accusing lenders of a practice called “reverse redlining.” The redlining familiar to students of U.S. history made it impossible or very difficult for buyers from racial minorities to buy homes in neighborhoods considered “white.” Reverse redlining, by contrast, steers minority buyers into [...]

Our Rubidoux predatory lending lawyers routinely sue banks for misleading and defrauding our clients by not seriously considering them for loan modifications. So we were very interested to read that the state of Arizona is making the same allegations and has already scored an early victory in court. The Arizona Republic reported March 22 that [...]

As Norco loan modification lawyers, we spend a lot of time suing loan servicers for failing to live up to their basic contractual obligations under HAMP — the federal Home Affordable Modification Program. So we were interested to see articles suggesting that homeowners across the nation are pursuing similar lawsuits. MortgageLoan.com reported March 17 that [...]