Russell DeMott is an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina., practicing bankruptcy and foreclosure defense. I have helped consumers and businesses with financial problems since 1995.

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South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs and U.S. Treasury Department Team up

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is partnering with the U.S. Department for Treasury to host an event called Help for Homeowners Foreclosure Prevention Event, which will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Friday, June 28th from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At this event, distressed borrowers and homeowners will be…

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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…