Even as the impact of the ongoing debacle slowly unfolds, it’s not too early to tote up a list of 10 far-reaching developments that have already happened. None bodes well for the U.S. housing market, banks or economy.
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The Florida attorney general’s office has subpoenaed Lender Processing Services, which handles many foreclosure documents, as part of its investigation into potentially flawed foreclosure paperwork.
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JPMorgan Chase says it’s doubling its review of foreclosure documents to some 115,000 cases, which could slow foreclosures in 41 states. Meanwhile, officials in all 50 states have launched a joint investigation into the allegat…
The “robo-signers” at banks who signed thousands of foreclosure-related documents were essentially lying under oath. But perhaps even worse were the lawyers involved: They’re the ones who should have known better and put an en…
GMAC, which is a unit of Ally Bank, has hired a number of accounting and legal firms to go over its foreclosure procedures.
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