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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Deborah A. Carman, Esq.
For homeowners who thought the worst was over when their foreclosure was final, or short sale completed, things will get much worse. With hundreds of thousands of foreclosures filed in Florida since ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Admin
By Kimberly Miller and Christine Stapleton Palm Beach Post Staff Writers He once lived just steps from the ocean in a home valued last decade at more than $500,000 . But John Ericksen has fallen - far ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Deborah A. Carman, Esq.
An article published yesterday in the Sun-Sentinel " Companies filing more lawsuits over credit card debt in South Florida " really spells out what I tell potential clients every day; if you ignore it ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2011 By Deborah A. Carman, Esq.
Although the statewide data was incomplete, it undoubtedly indicates that Florida's Foreclosure Mediation Program has failed. As I anticipated from its inception, the Foreclosure Mediation Program has ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2010 By Deborah A. Carman, Esq.
Recently my office has received numerous inquiries asking about the possibility of wage garnishment during the foreclosure process. Of course I'm not one bit surprised to hear that lenders are ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By Admin
It's this sort of conduct by lenders such as American Home Mortgage that requires the assistance of an experienced Florida foreclosure defense and real estate attorney . Texas Attorney General Greg ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2010 By Deborah A. Carman, Esquire
After my interview on CBS 12's Good Morning South Florida this past weekend, I had come to realize that many South Florida homeowners seem to think that foreclosure mediation is somewhat of a ...
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Posted on May 25, 2010 By Deborah A. Carman, Esquire
Since my firm continues to handle so many Florida short sales, we naturally receive numerous inquiries from distressed Florida homeowners regarding the possibility of having a deficiency judgment ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By Deborah A. Carman, Esquire
In a recent court decision JERRY A. RIGGS, SR vs. AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC the Fourth District Court of Appeal is telling the banks to actually prove ownership after the transfer or lose the case. ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2010 By Deborah A. Carman, Esquire
As one of Florida's experienced real estate and foreclosure defense attorneys I am quite concerned about some of the misinformation being provided to Florida homeowners regarding Florida foreclosures ...
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