5 States = 55% of July Foreclosure Pie

California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Georgia together accounted for 55 percent of all U.S. foreclosure filings in July, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released today. The foreclosure filings tracked in the report are default notices, auction notices and bank repossessions….(read more)

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Two Counts Show Foreclosure Activity Rising

More than 925,000 foreclosure filings were reported on more than 573,000 properties in the first half of 2007, according to the RealtyTrac Midyear 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, released today. The report marks the first time that RealtyTrac has included a count of unique property addresses in some stage of foreclosure. But whether you . . . → Read More: Two Counts Show Foreclosure Activity Rising

Lender Refused Payment

In the late 1990′s in Los Angeles, Ca., and surrounding areas, homeowners experienced a wave “property snatching” under the color of foreclosure.

In one case, a homeowner had their mortgage payment servicer, the company that collects the money, change over four times. Every couple of months they were directed to make payments to a different lender. While trying to keep up with the lenders reselling the loan to different companies, the homeowner was late mailing one payment to their new lender. The homeowner, tried to speak to someone in charge of the account at the lenders’ office, but was rudely snubbed. The clerk, who claimed to be a supervisor, stated that “even if the payment was made, it would not be accepted”! The homeowner became confused and did not know what to do, if the lender refused to accept the payment on their mortgage to their home! Continue reading Lender Refused Payment