Many homeowners are still being moved to foreclosure while loan modifications are pending, a survey shows. A survey of 260 attorneys by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys found that at least 3,700 homeowners were placed in foreclosure last year while waiting for a loan modification. Moreover, more than 78 percent of respondents said they had homeowner clients who had had been placed in foreclosure in the last year because the servicer did not properly accept the homeowner payments...
The new FHFA director’s whirlwind first week resulted in widespread staffing cuts at the regulator and a dramatic change in leadership at the GSEs. So far, criticism has been muted.
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