David Stern, the Foreclosure King, Surrenders His Crown

If we’re to restore the rule of law in foreclosure cases, it’s going to take a lot more than the fall of Stern’s firm, which is just one of several “foreclosure mills” in Florida. Others are under investigation. Maybe some of t…

When Banks Outsource Foreclosures, Nothing Good Happens

A Louisiana bankruptcy case involving a single foreclosure best illustrates the problems with the banks’ outsourcing their mortgage default work to firms like LPS. The result of this money-saving maneuver by banks winds up cost…