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New Bankruptcy Relief from Stay Forms to Take Effect in Northern District of Ohio
2/4/10 - City of Berea Ohio Takes Ordinance To A New Level
11/30/09 - NY Judge Slams Lender in Loss Mitigation Negotiations
11/17/09 - Notice of Mortgage Payment Change Amended in Pennsylvania
10/28/09 - Requirements For A Notice of Default Prior To Acceleration of a Mortgage Loan in Ohio
10/7/09 - Ohio's Proposed Legislation for Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation
10/5/09 - Can A Court Force A Conveyance To A Mortgage Holder Without A Sale Over Its Objection?
9/30/09 - Is MERS Entitled To Notice Of Another Creditor's Foreclosure?
9/23/09 - Arizona Anti-Deficiency Law Repealed
9/23/09 - Arizona Anti-Deficiency Law Among The Strictest
9/1/09 - A Heavy-Handed Ordinance in the City of East Cleveland
8/25/09 - Payment Histories and Chapter 13 Motions for Relief in the Northern District of Illinois
8/12/09 - New Informational Requirements for Recorded Foreclosure Deeds
8/3/09 - Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Loan Servicer
7/9/09 - County Recorders in Ohio Strictly Adhering to Document Formatting Requirement
7/7/09 - Indiana Pre-Suit Notice Requirement Reminder
6/24/09 - Can A Court Enjoin A Lender From "Dumping" Its REO's? Court of Appeals To Decide
6/16/09 - Ohio Counties Requiring Approved Legal Descriptions for Foreclosures
6/15/09 - An Analysis of the Federal "Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act of 2009"
06/03/09 - Pre-Suit Notice Update in Indiana
05/29/09 - Pre-Suit Notice Requirement In Indiana
05/27/09 - Drastic Changes To Michigan's Foreclosure By Advertisement Law
05/26/09 - Can A Court Enjoin A Lender From "Dumping" Its REO's?
05/26/09 - Ohio Takes Steps Toward Foreclosure Moratorium
05/21/09 - Judge Dismisses City of Cleveland Lawsuit Against Lenders
05/12/09 - Cleveland Bankruptcy Court Announces Sweeping Change to Administration of Chapter 13 Cases
04/30/09 - Allowable Interest Rate In Ohio Mortgage Foreclosures
04/15/09 - Ohio's New Real Estate Document Format Law
04/14/09 - Bankruptcy Filings Surge in the U.S.
04/08/09 - Kentucky's Largest County Adopts A Foreclosure Conciliation Program
04/08/09 - Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Marion Co., IN
04/07/09 - General Administrative Order in Cook County, Illinois
04/07/09 - New Requirements for Mortgage Lenders & Servicers in Illinois
03/27/09 - Moratorium, Cramdowns & Other Provisions of Ohio House Bill 3: Will They Be Constitutional?
03/19/09 - "Cramdown" Bill Put On Hold To Avoid Possible Filibuster
3/18/09 - Sheriff Renounces His Position in Wayne County, Michigan
03/17/09 - Showdown in Ohio Bankruptcy Court: Dower Interest vs. Purchase-Money Mortgage
03/06/09 - House Passes Bankruptcy Cram Down Bill
02/25/09 - New Requirements for Foreclosure Sales in Wayne County, Michigan
02/23/09 - Cincinnati Trustee Announces Procedures for Increased Number of Valuation Hearings
02/20/09 - Servicing Under Obama's Plan: Disclosure Requirements for Refinancings and Modifications
02/11/09 - Foreclosure Moratorium Proposed in Ohio
02/09/09 - Attorney's Fees in Ohio Foreclosures: When Are They Recoverable?
02/03/09 - Ohio Courts Continue Efforts to Define the Doctrine of Equitable Subrogation
02/03/09 - Sheriff Halts Foreclosure Sales in Wayne County, Michigan
01/28/09 - Mortgage Cram Down Bill One Step Closer
12/31/08 - Chapter 13 Plan Enacted for Youngstown, Ohio Bankruptcy Court
12/19/08 - Summit County Will Enforce A New Foreclosure Fee Effective January 1st
12/16/08 - Tax Issue May Cause Delay in Confirmation Process in Ohio
12/15/08 - Mortgage Cram-Down Bill Gains Momentum in Congress
12/10/08 - Epilogue To "Avoid The Dismissal Debacle"
12/9/08 - Court Allows Discharge of Student Loans
12/8/08 - New Uniform Chapter 13 Plan and Confirmation Order Contemplated in Youngstown, OH
12/8/08 - Annual Interest Rate on Ohio Judgments Will Decrease Significantly
11/20/08 - Bankruptcy Legislation Heats Up in Congress
11/17/08 - Innovative Ideas to Improve Recoveries Through Foreclosure
11/17/08 - New RESPA Rules: Good Faith Estimates and Settlement Statements to Change
10/6/08 - Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff Declares Moratorium on Evictions
10/02/08 - Dramatic Change in Reporting Chapter 7 Discharged Accounts Under the FCRA
10/02/08 - Ohio's Requirements for Deposits at Sheriff's Sales: An Update
9/29/08 - Federal Bailout Legislation Fails at the House of Representatives
9/24/08 - Federal Bailout Legislation May Contain Changes to the Bankruptcy Code
9/18/08 - Lienholders Required to Pay Deposits at Sheriff's Sales in Ohio
8/18/08 - Changes Are Developing in the Northern District of Ohio - Youngstown Bankruptcy Court
8/11/08 - You Can't Blame The System
7/23/08 - Cleveland City Council Considers Action on Foreclosures
7/15/08 - The Federal Reserve Board Approves A Final Rule Amending Reg Z For Home Mortgage Loans
7/11/08 - Ohio's Mortgage Loan Act's New Rules Take Effect
6/12/08 - WWR Partner Attends Ohio Governor's Signing of New Law Affecting Foreclosures
6/10/08 - Cleveland Attempts to Stay Foreclosures
6/02/08 - Condominium Association Liens and Priority
5/20/08 - Ohio Senate Committee Approves Foreclosure Bill
4/23/08 - No More Relief for Creditors in Ohio: Creditors Need to Take Action
4/09/08 - Nine Mortgage Servicers Signed Compact with Ohio's Governor
4/08/08 - Cuyahoga County's Foreclosure Mediation Program
4/04/08 - Bankruptcy Mortgage Amendment Fails
4/04/08 - Ohio Mortgage Assignment Issue Reaches Bankruptcy Court
3/7/08 - Lenders Using Fictitious Names or Out-Of-State Lenders: Is Your Name and Licensed to do Business in Ohio?
3/5/08 - New Real Estate Appraisal Guidelines for FNMA / FHLMC
2/20/08 - The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Proposed by Senate Democrats
2/8/08 - WWR Testifies At Ohio Senate Hearing To Help Improve Foreclosure Process
2/5/08 - Court Scrutinizes Relief From Stay and Payment Acceptance Procedures
2/4/08 - Southern District of Illinois Requires Court Approval of Post Petition Fees and Charges on Residential Real Estate Loans
1/30/08 - Kentucky Legislature Considers Two Bills Regarding Mortgage Foreclosures
1/28/08 - New Bill In Ohio Would Allow Cities To Foreclose On Nuisance Properties
1/18/08 - Class Action Complaint Against Default Servicing Company in the Southern District of Texas
01/14/08 - The City of Cleveland Sues Wall Street Over Foreclosures
01/08/08 - WWR Real Estate Default Group Gets Involved in the Development of Mediation Processes and Procedures for Ohio Foreclosures
01/01/08 - Loan Modification Agreements After Bankruptcy: Are They Enforceable?
12/13/07 - Sub-Prime Mortgage Bankruptcy Bill Advances
12/12/07 - Turbulence in Ohio Over Assignments of Mortgages
12/07/07 - Some Help for Ohio Borrowers
12/05/07 - Changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
12/04/07 - Ohio Attorney General Enters Assignment of Mortgage Fray
11/16/07 - "Judge, You Don't Understand How Things Work"
11/15/07 - Initiative to Change Ohio's Foreclosure Laws
11/09/07 - Ohio Governor Reacts to Lender's Non-Response to "Compact" Proposal
11/6/07 - U.S. Trustee Plans to Review and Contest Mortgage Servicers' Proofs of Claims
09/18/07 - Kansas Issues New Local Procedure for Real Estate and Mobile Home Lenders: Will It Spread?
08/22/07 - Nosek Revisited- Courts Are Continuing To Impose Additional Duties On Mortgage Lenders

In The News

12/2009 - WWR Welcomes Tom Cooperstein
12/1/09 - WWR Welcomes Carolyn Artus
10/2009 - "An Assertive or a Conservative Approach", DSNews Sidebar by Larry Rothenberg
11/2009 - Larry Rothenberg published in Servicing Management, "Ohio Ruling Takes On Bank Walkaways"
10/16/09 - WWR Welcomes Marny Abbott
03/29/09 - Larry Rothenberg featured in New York Times, "Banks Starting to Walk Away on Foreclosures"
03/18/09 - Frank Veneziano featured in DS News, "The Moratorium Morass"
03/16/09 - WWR Partner Selected for DS News Editorial Board
03/03/09 - Larry Rothenberg featured on NPR, "Banks Refusing To Take Back Foreclosed Properties: All Things Considered"
02/24/09 - WWR Welcomes Milan Kubat to Brooklyn Heights
02/23/09 - WWR Welcomes Jonathan Rosenthal to Detroit
02/02/09 - WWR's Real Estate Default Group Welcomes Tom Woodman
01/27/09 - Frank Veneziano Interviewed by DSNews
01/05/09 - Important Announcement
The Real Estate Default Group of WWR Receives Loss Mitigation Innovation Award
Frank Veneziano States His Case on Loss Mitigation ("State Your Case", The Summit, Fidelity National Foreclosure Solutions, December 2007, Volume 3 Issue 4, Page 15)
Judge: Help Those Losing Homes (Cincinnati Enquirer, December 25, 2007)
"Close and Bill" Unintended Dismissal Debacles to Avoid (DS News Feature Story Sidebar December 2007)
Rx for Troubled Borrowers (DS News Feature Story September 2007)

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