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Florida Attorney General Says Countrywide Checks Going to More Than 2,700 Homeowners

by Moe Bedard

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that more than 2,700 people will receive checks from a 2008 settlement his office obtained with Countrywide Financial Corporation. As part of the settlement, Countrywide is offering foreclosure relief payments to eligible borrowers who returned valid and timely Claim Forms and Releases under a program administered [...]

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Bank of America Says That 200,000 HAMP Loan Modifications Started

by Moe Bedard

CALABASAS, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Bank of America today pointed to several indications of strong momentum in its efforts to help customers advance from trial modifications to completed modifications under the federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The program is designed to help financially distressed homeowners obtain a long-term, affordable mortgage payment.

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My husband, myself and our 6 babies will literally be on the streets

by Moe Bedard

We need help desperately!! We have 6 children and we love the neighbors and school we have! we have had this loan for 1 year, and for about 1 year we have been treated like idiots by B of A! I have sent in paper work and took all the “necessary” steps for a “modification” [...]

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Florida Regulators React to Loan Modification Complaints

by Moe Bedard

With hundreds of Floridians filing complaints about troubles with their lenders over home mortgages, state and federal officials say they’re ramping up efforts to improve the process for borrowers who need a loan modification.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office said it is spending $4 million over two years to fund free legal services to homeowners [...]

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Ohio homeowner sues Bank of America

by Moe Bedard

When she fell behind on her payments in 2008, Countrywide Home Loans – under pressure from the Ohio Attorney General to offer loan modifications – lowered her interest rate and extended the loan term. Her payment went from $524 a month to $401 a month – which Cable said she paid.
But then Countrywide went out [...]

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Washington DC Attorney General Announces Settlement With Countrywide

by Moe Bedard

Washington DC Attorney General - Attorney General Peter J. Nickles today announced that the District has agreed to join a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation resolving claims by the District and other states that Countrywide engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in its home mortgage lending. 
By committing to the settlement, the Attorney General has ensured that [...]

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Countrywide Settles Subprime Suit With New Jersey

by Moe Bedard

Countrywide Financial Corp. and the state of New Jersey resolved allegations that the mortgage lender put borrowers in risky subprime loans.
The judgment calls for a no-fee, streamlined loan-modification program and sets aside $3.67 million for New Jersey borrowers and for foreclosure-mitigation programs.
Bank of America Corp., now the owner of Countrywide, is retiring the Countrywide name [...]

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Colorado Attorney General Attorney Announces Countrywide Settlement

by Moe Bedard

DENVER) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced that Colorado has entered into a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation, and several of its affiliated entities, over the marketing of subprime and other high-risk mortgage products in Colorado.

As part of the agreement, Countrywide will make nearly $6 million available to eligible Colorado borrowers and to the State, including $500,000 for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Division of Housing to support the continued operation and expansion of the Colorado Foreclosure Hotline.

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Another Example of the Deplorable Conditions at Countrywide Home Loans

by Moe Bedard

We have applied for a rate reductions but were told we would have to be diliquent on our account to qualify. That’s coming from Countrywide. So, we are behind now and everytime we call, we get someone different or the call center in India. Everytime I get connected to India, I request to speak to someone in US. When they do that, I get disconnected. I can’t believe that Countrywide can even exist with the way the treat the customer.

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Virginia AG McGraw settles Countrywide suit

by Moe Bedard

Attorney General Darrell McGraw today settled his suit against Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, and Full Spectrum Lending, Inc.
Countrywide sold subprime loans, including adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs”) with teaser rates that were unaffordable and unconscionable to West Virginia consumers. These loans exposed consumers to foreclosure and loss of [...]

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Reaches $150 Settlement With Countrywide

by Moe Bedard

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that the Attorney General’s Office has reached a more than $150 million settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation to obtain mortgage relief and cash assistance for thousands of Pennsylvania residents with loans through Countrywide.

Corbett said his office has been investigating Countrywide for several months and the investigation has centered on the subprime mortgages that were sold through Countrywide.

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Countrywide Agrees To Modify Predatory Loans For Tennesseans

by Moe Bedard

The lawsuit said Countrywide misled customers by offering low “teaser” rates or no closing costs to induce borrowers into loans they couldn’t afford and without disclosing the risk, leading to rising delinquencies and foreclosures.
“(Countrywide’s) practices also have caused a decrease in home values and deterioration of neighborhoods throughout the country and including Tennessee,” the lawsuit [...]

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Countrywide Lawyers Say Loan Modification Ads Are Mere Commercial Puffery

by Moe Bedard

In marketing, advertising and testimony before Congress, Countrywide Home Loans has said repeatedly that it is working hard to modify the mortgages of financially strapped borrowers caught up in the subprime meltdown. But in a New Hampshire court, attorneys for the lending giant are singing a different tune, describing such assurances as “mere commercial puffery.”

“It’s breathtaking,” attorney Mary Frances Stewart of Concord, N.H., said of Countrywide’s response to the lawsuit she and co-counsel Krista Atwater filed in Merrimack County Superior Court. In its response, “Countrywide is saying, ‘We don’t have any obligation or even necessarily the intention of actually modifying these loans,’ and yet they’re representing that they do.”

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Investors Prove Countrywide Lawsuit 100% Valid

by Moe Bedard

The facts are the facts. I am not going to add much commentary to this damaging blog post because it is what it is. All I know is Angelo (Ex-Countrywide CEO) is gonna have some explaining to do to Mr.  Lewis (CEO for Now of B of A) over some egg nog and whiskey.
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Polishing Mortgage Turds: The FDIC Loan Modification Plan Will Not Work Without Massive Principle Reductions

by Moe Bedard

Polishing a turd definition: The act of trying to make something hopelessly weak and unattractive appear strong and appealing. An impossible process that usually results in a larger, uglier turd.
Example: She tried to look more attractive by getting plastic surgery, but let’s face it, you can’t polish a turd.
“Bottom line America, thousands of homeowners are [...]

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Lender Loan Modification Lip Service Part 2: Senator Schumer Says It’s All BS

by Moe Bedard

Fannie, Freddie, Countrywide, Bank of America, Chase and now Citi have all jumped on the proverbial billion dollar loan modification train. It makes me wonder if this has to do with Barack Obama becoming President and his “proposed” solutions for the mortgage and housing crisis…
Earlier today I wrote a post title, ‘Lender Loan Modification Lip [...]

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Improving Terms on your Debt: Recent Loan Modification Programs

by Moe Bedard

If you’re having difficulty paying your existing home loan in the context of changes in your income or in the market generally, there are a number of options to consider. You should never assume that your only route out is to lose your home – there are a number of possible solutions to help you [...]

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Bank of America has Agreed to the Nation’s Largest Loan Modification Program of Countrywide Predatory Loans

by Moe Bedard

“Countrywide’s greed turned the American dream into a nightmare for thousands of Californians who now face foreclosure,” said state Attorney General Jerry Brown, who led the negotiations for the states with Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general.
Countrywide was sued by a handful state attorneys general, who alleged that the Calabasas, Calif., company engaged in predatory [...]

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Bank of America Announces Nationwide Homeownership Retention Program for Countrywide Customers

by Moe Bedard

Nearly 400,000 Countrywide Borrowers Could Benefit After Program Launches December 1
Nearly 400,000 Countrywide Borrowers Could Benefit After Program Launches December 1
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Bank of America today announced the creation of a proactive home retention program that will systematically modify troubled mortgages with up to $8.4 billion in interest rate and principal [...]

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Countrywide is trying to kill me

by Moe Bedard

By a Countrywide Home Loans Client, American homeowner and mother, Shauna.
I am a little nervous, as this is my first time posting….here is my story. Due to my 3 year engagement ending in Jan 08 and me assuming by ex-fiancé’s portion of the bills which included an additional car note (I have since returned the [...]

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