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Tenants Rights in Foreclosure

Written by South Carolina Foreclosure Defense Attorney Kristina G. Pierce The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“PTFA”), which is in effect from May 2009 through December 31, 2014 (thanks to the Dodd Frank Act), protects tenants living in homes that are facing foreclosure in South Carolina and throughout the U.S.  The PTFA applies to any…

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Foreclosure Settlement Involving the Ten Largest Residential Lending Banks

Written Charleston Foreclosure Defense Lawyer, Kristina G. Pierce Recently, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (O.C.C.) and the Federal Reserve accepted a settlement deal requiring ten of the largest residential lending banks (Bank of America, PNC, Aurora, MetLife Bank, SunTrust Bank, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Sovereign Bank, U.S. Bank, and JP Morgan Chase) to…

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South Carolina Supreme Court Foreclosure Order of May, 2011

Written by Charleston Foreclosure Defense Lawyer, Graves H. Wilson, Jr. In an administrative order dated May 2, 2011, the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, Jean Toal, stated that South Carolina courts were having difficulty resolving foreclosure actions in which HAMP (“Home Affordable Modification Program”) modifications or other loss mitigation options might be…

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South Carolina Mortgage Help Participating Servicers

Written by Charleston Foreclosure Defense Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott Graves Wilson previously posted on the attention foreclosure issues have (finally!) gotten in the South Carolina legislature. Since then, my friend an colleague, Columbia bankruptcy attorney, Lex Rogerson, indicated that he’s sent various clients to the South Carolina Home Ownership and Employment Lending Program via scmortgagehelp.net…