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HSBC Settles Foreclosure Suit for $249 Million

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HSBC settled with the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for $249 million last Friday for alleged foreclosure abuses. The settlement will offer $96 million in direct cash payments and $153 million in other forms of relief such as loan modifications and forgiveness of deficiency judgments. The terms of the settlement are similar to other recent multi-million dollar foreclosure abuse settlements. Initially, $3.6 million in cash relief will be issued to nearly 4.2 million homeowners for as much as $125,000 each.

HSBC and 13 other banks were issued an enforcement action for charging excessive fees, wrongfully foreclosing on borrowers and using improper documents in April 2011. As a result, the banks were forced to hire independent consultants to investigate the foreclosure abuses and provide compensation for victims, a process known as Independent Foreclosure Review. This process was later abandoned when it proved to be slow moving and expensive. The settlement is expected to provide relief to foreclosure abuse victims much faster and avoid future lawsuits.

To read more on this story visit: http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/18/investing/hsbc-foreclosure/index.html

Choosing the right attorney can make the difference between whether or not you can keep your home. A well-qualified attorney will not only help you keep your home, but they will be able to negotiate a loan that has payments you can afford. Foreclosure defense attorney, Timothy Kingcade has helped many facing foreclosure alleviate their stress by letting them stay in their homes for at least another year, allowing them to re-organize their lives. If you have any questions on the topic of foreclosure please feel free to contact me at (305) 285-9100. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Florida Leads the Nation in Foreclosures

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Florida led the nation with the highest number of foreclosures throughout 2012. One in 32 Florida homes received a foreclosure filing last year. However, according to RealtyTrac the housing market crash that began six years ago is winding down. The first six years of the housing crisis, Nevada held the number one foreclosure rate in the country. During 2012, Nevada fell to number two with one in 37 homes receiving a foreclosure filing. California and Utah both held top five spots during 2011 and both fell off the ‘top’ list last year, which suggests the Western states might be healing a bit faster than the East.

Foreclosures in Florida stalled during 2011 after the “robo-signing scandal” surfaced. They picked back up during 2012 after the $26 billion deal was signed in February between the five largest mortgage lenders and 49 state attorney generals. Since 2007, more than 91,000 homes have been foreclosed on in Palm Beach and Broward counties alone. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released new rules last week that are intended to protect consumers from risky mortgages and hopefully guard the economy from another housing market crash.

To read more on this story visit: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-realtytrac-foreclosures-year-end-20130116,0,684170.story?track=rss

Choosing the right attorney can make the difference between whether or not you can keep your home. A well-qualified attorney will not only help you keep your home, but they will be able to negotiate a loan that has payments you can afford. Foreclosure defense attorney, Timothy Kingcade has helped many facing foreclosure alleviate their stress by letting them stay in their homes for at least another year, allowing them to re-organize their lives. If you have any questions on the topic of foreclosure please feel free to contact me at (305) 285-9100. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.