Recent Articles

3 Ways to Avoid Overpayment of Property Taxes

November 23, 2011 16:24

The U.S. home price index reported its largest home value price drop in 2008 and home prices continue to decline. “Under-water” mortgages and bank foreclosures continue to turn the American Dream into a nightmare for many homeowners, yet property tax bills often do not reflect the loss ...

JPMA Launches HOMERS: Help Oust MERS

February 25, 2011 18:18

We began finding many of the irregularities in paperwork that are making news today. One of these is MERS assignments. MERS, most simply described, is a corporation composed of member banks that was put in place to make mortgage paperwork easier for the lenders. However, in setting up MERS and...

JPMA Launches HOMERS: Help Oust MERS

February 25, 2011 18:18

We began finding many of the irregularities in paperwork that are making news today. One of these is MERS assignments. MERS, most simply described, is a corporation composed of member banks that was put in place to make mortgage paperwork easier for the lenders. However, in setting up MERS and...

Home for the Holidays...and Beyond!

December 02, 2010 03:39

Today we got to tell a family they can keep their home. The foreclosure against them was dismissed with prejudice. Uncovering errors can produce real results for troubled homeowners. Homeowners may be able to make a good case for halting a foreclosure if the bank can't show it has the right to...

Home for the Holidays...and Beyond!

December 02, 2010 03:39

Today we got to tell a family they can keep their home. The foreclosure against them was dismissed with prejudice. Uncovering errors can produce real results for troubled homeowners. Homeowners may be able to make a good case for halting a foreclosure if the bank can't show it has the right to...

Will Facebook Firings Put Free Speech and Labor Laws Under Review?

November 29, 2010 01:35

The Internet has changed our world tremendously and more tension is likely to occur over posts as employers become more Internet savvy.(c)2008-2011 Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates

Will Facebook Firings Put Free Speech and Labor Laws Under Review?

November 29, 2010 01:35

The Internet has changed our world tremendously and more tension is likely to occur over posts as employers become more Internet savvy.The Internet has changed our world tremendously and more tension is likely to occur over posts as employers become more Internet savvy.(c)2010 Joseph P. McCaffery &...

BoA, GMAC & JPM-Chase Slowing on Foreclosures – What’s It Mean?

October 04, 2010 05:21

The media is abuzz with recent announcements by Bank of America, GMAC Mortgage and JP Morgan-Chase slowing or halting foreclosures. So if you’re behind on your mortgage can you breathe easy? Is your case over if you’re already being foreclosed upon by one of these giants? The answers are no, and...

BoA, GMAC & JPM-Chase Slowing on Foreclosures – What’s It Mean?

October 04, 2010 05:21

The media is abuzz with recent announcements by Bank of America, GMAC Mortgage and JP Morgan-Chase slowing or halting foreclosures. So if you’re behind on your mortgage can you breathe easy? Is your case over if you’re already being foreclosed upon by one of these giants? The answers are no, and...

Tribune Blasts Lawyers, Laws Over Loan Modification Issue

September 16, 2010 17:15

When it comes to loan modification, the majority of our clients have found that most modifications simply don’t happen. A lot of time, effort and frustration is spent with no gain. While lenders may appear to be negotiating in good faith, few if any of our clients who’ve attempted modification...