{"id":984,"date":"2010-10-05T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T14:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/?p=984"},"modified":"2018-11-22T12:47:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:47:11","slug":"big-banks-delay-home-foreclosures-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/big-banks-delay-home-foreclosures-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Big banks delay home foreclosures in New York:  What does this mean for New York homeowners?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-986\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bankofamerica.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-986\" title=\"BankOfAmerica\" src=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bankofamerica.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bankofamerica.png 390w, https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bankofamerica-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Isn&#8217;t it ironic?&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In case you haven&#8217;t seen the news, several major banks&#8211;<strong>Bank of America<\/strong>, <strong>JP Morgan<\/strong> and <strong>GMAC<\/strong>&#8211;have declared a moratorium on foreclosures in 23 states, including New York.<\/p>\n<p>Why?\u00a0 Because they&#8217;ve been so sloppy in processing foreclosures that they face a wave of class action lawsuits and actions by state attorney generals.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, a Bank of America employee admitted to signing off on over 8,000 foreclosure documents without even reading them!\u00a0 As a result, other major banks are reviewing their foreclosure procedures to see what&#8217;s going on under the hood in their companies.\u00a0 And the fact that they&#8217;ve put a stop on foreclosures indicates that they&#8217;re definitely concerned, if they don&#8217;t already know that they&#8217;ve got a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem is that in many cases they can&#8217;t even prove ownership of a mortgage.\u00a0 The title has changed hands so many times among so many banks and investors, that it&#8217;s hard to track it down.\u00a0 That&#8217;s bad form and bad news if you&#8217;re a mortgage lender trying to get paid.\u00a0 But potentially helpful information if you&#8217;re a homeowner trying to negotiate some breathing space with a mortgage lender.<\/p>\n<p>Odds are that similar problems have been going on at other banks.\u00a0 They all have faced the same challenge:\u00a0 dealing with a mountain of foreclosure paperwork.\u00a0 So it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to learn that other banks dealt with the problem in the same way as Bank of America, i.e., by rushing and cutting corners.<\/p>\n<p>Ironic is a word that only begins to describe the situation.<\/p>\n<p>But more importantly, <strong>what does this mean for the average homeowner in New York facing foreclosure?<\/strong> An increasingly likelihood that your mortgage lender might be more open to a short sale, deed-in-lieu transaction or workout plan.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about your own financial situation or are concerned about the foreclosure process, please feel free to contact me for a free initial consultation.\u00a0 Unlike Bank of America, I follow the rules and don&#8217;t cut corners when it comes to helping clients navigate the bankruptcy and foreclosure processes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nybankruptcy.net\/main\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Bruce Weiner, Esq.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nybankruptcy.net\/main\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMAIL Bruce Weiner<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Phone<\/strong><br \/>\n(718) 855-6840 (Local)<br \/>\n(866) 402-8476 (Toll Free)<br \/>\n<strong>Fax<\/strong> (718) 625-1966<\/p>\n<p><em>Go to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/brooklyn-bankruptcy-law-firm\/brooklyn-ny-foreclosure-attorneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooklyn NY foreclosure attorneys<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>t<\/em><em>o learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nybankruptcy.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rosenberg Musso &amp; Weiner LLP<\/strong><\/a> and\/or to set up a free consultation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you haven&#8217;t seen the news, several major banks&#8211;Bank of America, JP Morgan and GMAC&#8211;have declared a moratorium on foreclosures in 23 states, including New York. 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