In last week’s Foreclosures Stories article about Mark and Susie titled “The Supreme Court Gets It!” I compared our judicial system to a waking sleeping giant when it comes to securitized mortgage foreclosure cases.

Jim and Ashley moved into Ashley’s father’s home when he passed away years ago. Even though the mortgage was in Ashley’s father’s name, they continued to make payments to the bank, GMAP, for some time thereafter.

When Rita first came into our office in February 2012, her situation was desperate.  After being laid off of work in March, 2009, she soon fell behind on her mortgage payments and was sued for foreclosure in 2010.  After a lengthy process she ultimately suffered a foreclosure judgment about three

In the past few months, we’ve discovered that taking a “proactive” approach in cases not yet in foreclosure can benefit our clients enormously.