Friday, March 2, 2012

A third of the time, lenders don’t have paperwork in foreclosure mediation sessions

When homeowners headed for foreclosure sit down with their bank to see if they can work out an agreement, state law requires the lender come equipped with documents proving who owns the home, among other things. In one-third of those mediation meetings, however, banks failed to produce the required documents, according to an analysis of the last six months of 2011.

The figures appear to provide statistical evidence to support what many homeowners have claimed — that banks aren’t negotiating in good faith to help them stay in their houses.

Read the rest of the article at The Las Vegas Sun

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