Compendium
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Florida Supreme Court Weighs Key Foreclosure Case. DEMOCRACY NOW (Amy Goodman & Juan González) May 12, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court wades into robo-signing scandal. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Adolfo Pesquera) May 11, 2012
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Hombre de la Florida demanda a banco por fraude. EL NUEVO HERALD (Brittany Alana Davis) May 11, 2012
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Foreclosure case has big implications. ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD (Michael Peltier) May 11, 2012
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Justices weigh bad documents vs. debt in foreclosure case. THE PALM BEACH POST (Dara Kam and Kimberly Miller) May 11, 2012
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Are The Banks About To Get ForeclosureHoled? MARKET TICKER (post by Karl Denninger) May 11, 2012
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Bank Case Feeds Into Debate. HERALD TRIBUNE (Doug Sword) May 11, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court wades into robo-signing scandal. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Adolfo Pesquera) May 11, 2012
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Pino v. BNY Mellon case hinges on interpretation of procedural rules. HOUSINGWIRE (Kerri Panchuk) May 11, 2012
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Roman Pino foreclosure attorney: Banks should face sanctions. SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL (Paul Brinkmann) May 10, 2012
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In foreclosure case arguments, justices wary of overturning dismissal. THE FLORIDA CURRENT (Gray Rohrer) May 10, 2012
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Lawsuit targeting 'robo-signed' foreclosures in Fla. Supreme Court. BAY NEWS 9 (Troy Kinsey) May 10, 2012
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in seminal Palm Beach County foreclosure case. THE PALM BEACH POST (Dara Kam) May 10, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court hears foreclosure appeal. TAMPA BAY TIMES (Brittany Alana Davis) May 10, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court hears landmark foreclosure suit. REUTERS (Michelle Conlin) May 10, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court hearing foreclosure appeal. AP May 10, 2012
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Florida foreclosure case could slam banks. REUTERS (Michelle Conlin) May 9, 2012
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Florida Supreme Court to hear landmark foreclosure case. HOUSINGWIRE (Kerri Panchuk) May 9, 2012
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Florida justices to decide whether to punish 'robo-signing' ORLANDO SENTINEL (Kathleen Haughney) May 9, 2012
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Palm Beach County courts get $346,000 to gut foreclosure backlog. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) April 21, 2012
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As Foreclosure Problems Persist, Fed Seeks More Fines. NEW YORK TIMES (Jessica Silver-Greenberg)[Discusses deposition of Erica Johnson-Seck taken by Ice Legal] April 1, 2012
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New case favoring homeowners:
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Thousands of foreclosures in limbo one year after Stern firm's collapse. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) April 2, 2012
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Banks OK foreclosure settlement that could give state homeowners $8.4 billion. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) March 13, 2012
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Florida attorney general's attempt to subpoena foreclosure mills stalls. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) February 3, 2012
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Banks would reduce mortgage debt as part of federal inquiry settlement. THE SUN SENTINEL (Paul Owers) January 25, 2012
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Fired in scandal, former assistant AG on ethics panel. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE (Shannon Behnken) January 6, 2012
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Florida's AG files motion requesting Supreme Court decision on foreclosure cases. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) January 4, 2012
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Admitting failure, Florida Supreme Court ends foreclosure mediation program. THE PALM BEACH POST (Jeff Ostrowski) December 19, 2011
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Amended rule changes mediation landscape in Florida. HOUSINGWIRE (Kerri Panchuk) December 3, 2011
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Auditors scour foreclosure cases for flaws. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) November 23, 2011
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Old lists of approved foreclosure attorneys eliminated. THE DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Julie Kay) October 28, 2011
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Fannie Mae knew about Florida foreclosure mill malpractice in 2006, did nothing. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 23, 2011
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Floridians facing foreclosure could lose their homes faster under plan making rounds in Tallahassee. THE SUN SENTINEL (Kathleen Haughney) September 22, 2011
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Bank attorneys warn 4th DCA decision may “dramatically” change Florida foreclosures. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 16, 2011
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Florida Appellate Decision May Be Major Obstacle to Foreclosure. NAKED CAPITALISM (Yves Smith) September 8, 2011
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Ruling in Wellington case could further complicate Florida foreclosures. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 7, 2011
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Florida legislature trying to bust foreclosure backlog - again. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 6, 2011
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Mortgages: Banks still robo-signing, filing doubtful documents, inquiry finds. THE SUN SENTINEL (Diane Lade, contributor) July 20, 2011
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Florida fraud report key to New York foreclosure case. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) July 16, 2011
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Ex-foreclosure giant David J. Stern faces Bar trouble. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) June 18, 2011
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Local 'robo-signer' alleges her signatures were forged. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) April 25, 2011
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Florida Supreme Court expected to consider foreclosure case. HOUSING WIRE (Kerri Panchuk) April 13, 2011
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Stern says law firm went “above and beyond” considering circumstances. THE PALM BEACH POST - Blog (Kimberly Miller) April 12, 2011
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Channel 12 Report: Chris Immel of Ice Legal on the Hardest Hit Program April 5, 2011
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South Florida law firm's demise puts 9,000 foreclosures in limbo. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) March 30, 2011
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Before foreclosure was complete, Lauderhill couple say Chase locked them out of their house. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Polyana da Costa) March 24, 2011
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10-day notice needed to cancel foreclosures in Broward. SUN SENTINEL (Paul Owers) March 24, 2011
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9,000 dropped foreclosure cases from Plantation law firm now in limbo in Palm Beach County. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) March 19, 2011
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David J. Stern: The man behind the crumbling foreclosure empire. SUN SENTINEL (Diane Lade) March 15, 2011
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Robo-Signing Banks Set to Be Punished? AOL REAL ESTATE (Josie Gulliksen) February 26, 2011
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Critics say MERS foreclosure halt shows broken business model. HOUSINGWIRE (Kerri Panchuk) February 18, 2011
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Judge Axes Foreclosure, Bans Do-Over, Holds Lawyer in Contempt; Fannie Mae Pulls Files from Firm. ABA JOURNAL (Martha Neil) February 15, 2011
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South Florida foreclosure defense firm will litigate 22 cases for free. THE SUN SENTINEL (Diane C. Lade) February 9, 2011
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Will Florida Finally Punish Banks and Lawyers for Foreclosure Document Fraud? DAILY FINANCE (Abigail Field) February 8, 2011
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Court's stance on foreclosure case could have big impact. TAMPA BAY ONLINE (William E. Lewis Jr.) February 6, 2011
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Desperate homeowners seek free legal help fighting foreclosure. THE SUN SENTINEL (Paul Owers) February 6, 2011
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Respected litigator to join Shapiro & Fishman. THE PALM BEACH POST (Alexandra Clough) February 2, 2011
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Florida Bar says foreclosure lawyers must report fraud to court. THE PALM BEACH POST (Christine Stapleton and Kimberly Miller) February 1, 2011
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CBS12 Report: Ice Legal assists local family, January 24, 2011:
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Condo seeks sanctions over 'fraudulent' foreclosure filings. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) January 20, 2011
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State guilty of 'delusional behavior' in slow response to foreclosure chaos, critics say. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) January 10, 2011
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Business - Florida Newsmakers of the Year. FLORIDA TREND MAGAZINE (Mike Vogel) December 28, 2010
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Problems with foreclosure notices loom as next flaw in process. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) December 27, 2010
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Defense lawyers raise new issue: 'Robo-verifiers'. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Polyana da Costa) December 22, 2010
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Lenders, servicers scramble to shift cases to new firms. THE DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Julie Kay) December 14, 2010
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Foreclosed homes hit auctions with no legal representation. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) December 10, 2010
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Foreclosures: Are Fewer Worse Than More? HOUSING WATCH (Josie Gulliksen) December 9, 2010
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Retired cook fights two banks to save home of 47 years from foreclosure. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Susannah Nesmith) December 9, 2010
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Widespread 'robo-signer' errors spur lawsuit seeking class status. THE PALM BEACH POST (Christine Stapleton) December 7, 2010
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Circuit Judge Reverses Orders Against Ice Firm. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Polyana da Costa) December 6, 2010
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Tom Ice selected as Most Effective Lawyer. Royal Palm firm at forefront of deposing 'robo-signers.' DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW December 6, 2010
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Shortcuts on the foreclosure paper trail. The Herald Tribune (Todd Ruger) November 28, 2010
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Banks face flood of lawsuits over foreclosure missteps. THE PALM BEACH POST (The Associated Press and Palm Beach Post staff writer Jeff Ostrowski) November 18, 2010
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Faulty Foreclosures Blamed on Fla. Courts. HOUSING WATCH (Josie Gulliksen) November 16, 2010
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No Breaks for Robo-signing Computer Stamping Mortgage Documents. BLOOMBERG (Prashant Gopal) November 15, 2010
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At issue: Can homeowners reopen cases? DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Adolfo Pesquera) November 15, 2010
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Foreclosed Boynton Beach condo causing moldy misery for neighbor. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) November 6, 2010
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Securitization under question? EUROMONEY ( Helen Avery, Peter Lee, Louise Bowman) November 6, 2010
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JPMorgan Has File Requests on About $8.1 Billion Loans. BLOOMBERG (Dawn Kopecki) November 6, 2010
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South Florida man gets his property back after judge reverses Chase foreclosure. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) November 2, 2010
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65,830 foreclosure cases in Florida cleared in three months. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) November 2, 2010
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Are some law firms cutting corners on foreclosures? CNN (Drew Griffin and Jessi Joseph) October 23, 2010
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Foreclosure Attorney Fights Fla. Evictions. HOUSING WATCH (Josie Gulliksen) October 22, 2010
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How a BigLaw Refugee Spurred a Foreclosure Uproar. ABA JOURNAL (Debra Cassens Weiss) October 21, 2010
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Florida activists read between the lines on foreclosure paperwork. THE WASHINGTON POST (Ariana Eunjung Cha) October 20, 2010
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Niche Lawyers Spawned Housing Fracas. WALL STREET JOURNAL (Robbie Whelan) October 20, 2010
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Stern leaves chair of firm; calls mount for Florida Bar to act. SUN SENTINEL (Diane C. Lade) October 20, 2010
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Consumer Attorneys See Flaws in Foreclosure Reboot. ABC NEWS (Dan Levine) October 20, 2010
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'Deadbeat' fights back against foreclosure process. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 19, 2010
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AG's office reprimands its attorney for "foreclosure mill" work. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE (Shannon Behnken) October 19, 2010
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Ex-worker: Florida law firm ran 'foreclosure mill'. USA TODAY (Stephanie Armour and Thomas Frank) October 19, 2010
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Lucy and Ethel: Must today's hapless mortgage robo-signers 'eat' chocolates? Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist October 18, 2010
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Civilian cops' take on beleaguered foreclosure industry. McClatchy Newspapers (Tony Pugh) October 17, 2010
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Foreclosure-Gate a Reprieve for WWII Vet. HOUSING WATCH (Lita Epstein) October 14, 2010
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Foreclosure Fiasco Trail Leads to Washington. BLOOMBERG (Jonathan Weil) October 14, 2010
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Royal Palm Beach law firm at center of foreclosure meltdown. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 13, 2010
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Dimon Says Costs of Fixing Foreclosures ‘Incremental'.BLOOMBERG October 13, 2010
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Foreclosure 'robo-signers' appear to be widespread. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 12, 2010
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Foreclosure freeze adds to U.S. woes. THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Grant Robertson) October 11, 2010
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U.S. housing market suffers another blow as bank halts all foreclosure sales. CTV NEWS (Grant Robertson) October 11, 2010
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Ex-employee says foreclosure firm forged signatures. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 9, 2010
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When Foreclosure Cases Get Tough, Big Firm Lawyers Step In. THE AM LAW DAILY (Zach Lowe) October 9, 2010
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Legal chaos forces US banks to halt repossessions. THE INDEPENDENT (Stephen Foley) October 7, 2010
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Coast to Coast Foreclosure Fallout Hits Home. MSNBC VIDEO (featuring client of Ice Legal) October 7, 2010
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Florida lawyer warns of deepening foreclosure mess-INTERVIEW. REUTERS (Kevin Gray - Pascal Fletcher) October 6, 2010
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THE WILLIS REPORT October 4, 2010
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Foreclosure? Not So Fast. WALL STREET JOURNAL (Robbie Whelan) October 3, 2010
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Mortgage document troubles holding up foreclosures. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 3, 2010
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Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures. Interview with Judge Schack and Andy Kroll October 2, 2010 (mentions key depositions taken by "Southeast Florida firm" (Ice Legal).
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Bank of America jolts industry. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) October 2, 2010
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MSNBC Nightly News October 1, 2010 (shows deposition taken by Ice Legal)
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JPMorgan Suspends Some Foreclosures. NPR October 1, 2010
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CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Foreclosure Robo-Signers.
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JPMorgan Halts Foreclosures For Possible Flaws. ASSOCIATED PRESS September 30, 2010
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Ally no longer sending foreclosures to law firm. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 29, 2010
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JPMorgan Chase freezes foreclosure cases PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 29, 2010
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Foreclosure Fallout DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) September 29, 2010
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JPMorgan faces lawyers' queries on foreclosures practices. REUTERS (Elinor Comlay) September 28, 2010
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More foreclosure affidavits withdrawn as another document signer identified. PALM BEACH POST (Kim Miller) September 27, 2010
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Mistakes widespread on foreclosures, lawyers say. USA TODAY (Stephanie Armour) September 26, 2010
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GMAC troubles threaten to halt foreclosure sales. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 25, 2010
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Foreclosure document gaffes may extend Florida's economic recovery. TAMPA TRIBUNE (Shannon Behnken) September 23, 2010
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Amid mountain of paperwork, shortcuts and forgeries mar foreclosure process. THE WASHINGTON POST (Ariana Eunjung Cha and Brady Dennis) September 23, 2010
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Sloppy Paperwork Forces Halt To Some Foreclosures. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (Tamara Keith) September 22, 2010
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GMAC Spotlight On 'Robo-Signer' THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Robbie Whelan) September 22, 2010
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GMAC Mortgage Halts Evictions, Foreclosed Home Sales. A Leading Home Lender Allegedly Mishandled Foreclosure Affidavits. ABC NEWS (Ray Sanchez) September 22, 2010
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A Crack In Wall Street's Foreclosure Pipeline? MOTHER JONES (Andy Kroll) September 22, 2010
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Ally Financial legal issue with foreclosures may affect other mortgage companies. THE WASHINGTON POST (Ariana Eunjung Cha) September 22, 2010
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Staff says bank foreclosures went unchecked FINANCIAL TIMES (Suzanne Kapner) September 22, 2010
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Questionable documents found in GMAC foreclosures: Staffer didn't verify papers before signing, lawyer says. SUN SENTINEL (Diane C. Lade and Harriet Johnson Brackey) September 22, 2010
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GMAC suspends evictions after affidavits challenged. REUTERS (Maria Aspan) September 21, 2010
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Ally Finds Defect in GMAC Foreclosure Filings,Says Courts Weren't Misled BLOOMBERG (Dakin Campbell and Lorraine Woellert) September 21, 2010
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GMAC stops some evictions, foreclosed home sales MIAMI HERALD (Janna Herron) September 20, 2010
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GMAC suspends foreclosure evictions and sales of seized property THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) September 20, 2010
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David J. Stern High ambitions reach a rocky road DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott and Julie Kay) September 20, 2010
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High-Speed Courts Offer Answer to Foreclosures NEW YORK TIMES (Gretchen Morgenson and Geraldine Fabrikant) September 4, 2010
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Failings of the foreclosure process laid bare SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE (Todd Ruger) August 13, 2010
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EXCLUSIVE: Fannie and Freddie's Foreclosure Barons MOTHER JONES (Andy Kroll) August 4, 2010
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Homeowner files fraud suit against firm, lawyer DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) July 30, 2010
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Foreclosure. Law firm probed over 'false' documents filed in court cases. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) May 10, 2010
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State AG investigates its own. TAMPA TRIBUNE (Shannon Behken and Michael Sasso) May 1, 2010
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Homeowners allege attorney conflict of interest. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) April 22, 2010.
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Activists heading to Tallahassee to oppose non judicial foreclosures. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) April 20, 2010
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Rally in Tally planned on foreclosure crisis. SUN SENTINEL (Harriet Johnson Brackey) April 19, 2010