Who is Responsible for the Conduct of Foreclosure Mill Law Firms?

Who is Responsible for the Conduct of Foreclosure Mill Law Firms?

By Daniel Edstrom
DTC Systems, Inc.

Here is the analysis, which comes word for word from the Interagency review of Foreclosure Policies and Practices in 2010 (available here: http://dtc-systems.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/InterAgency_Review_4900701.pdf).

The Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), referred to as the agencies, conducted on-site reviews of foreclosure processing at 14 federally regulated mortgage servicers during the fourth quarter of 2010.

This report provides a summary of the review findings and an overview of the potential impacts associated with instances of foreclosure-processing weaknesses that occurred industrywide. In addition, this report discusses the supervisory response made public simultaneous with the issuance of this report, as well as expectations going forward to address the cited deficiencies. The supervisory measures employed by the agencies are intended to ensure safe and sound mortgage-servicing and foreclosure processing business practices are implemented. The report also provides an overview of how national standards for mortgage servicing can help address specific industrywide weaknesses identified during these reviews. Continue reading “Who is Responsible for the Conduct of Foreclosure Mill Law Firms?”

OTS Takes Action on Aurora Bank, EverBank, OneWest and Sovereign Bank

OTS Takes Action on Aurora Bank, EverBank, OneWest and Sovereign Bank

By Daniel Edstrom
DTC Systems, Inc.

The Office of Thrift Supervision is in on the action as well.  Here is their press release from April 13, 2011:

Press Releases
April 13, 2011
OTS 11-008 – OTS Takes Action to Correct Foreclosure Deficiencies
FOR RELEASE:
Wednesday, April 13, 2010

CONTACT:
William Ruberry
(202) 906-6677
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Washington, D.C. — The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) has taken enforcement actions against four OTS-regulated mortgage loan servicers for critical weaknesses in processing home foreclosures, the OTS announced today.

After an interagency review of foreclosure policies and procedures at 14 nationwide mortgage servicers, the OTS issued enforcement orders against the four servicers supervised by the agency: Aurora Bank, EverBank, OneWest Bank and Sovereign Bank.  The orders require swift and comprehensive action to remedy the widespread and significant deficiencies identified by the review.

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