Mortgage defense 102: Pleading fraud
By Harold I. Levine
Real Estate Law,
June 2003
Part I of this article1 dealt briefly with the concept of preemption. It stated: "The most favored defense of lenders is preemption.
Mortgage defense 101
By Harold I. Levine
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy,
May 2003
Lenders frequently assign or transfer their loans. Sometimes they are securitized. Sometimes the servicer seeks to foreclose.
Mortgage defense 101
By Harold I. Levine
Real Estate Law,
December 2002
Lenders frequently assign or transfer their loans. Sometimes they are securitized. Sometimes the servicer seeks to foreclose.
Dishonest home improvement contractorsthe force is not with you
By Harold I. Levine
Real Estate Law,
October 2000
Although not generally understood, there is a definite relationship between the increase in residential foreclosures and coercive home improvement contracts. Much to the surprise and dismay of property owners, many foreclosures arise out of home improvements contracts.
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