Supposedly to be in line with recent judicial case law, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has reversed its previous position and now declares that the sale of Title Abstracts are subject to sales tax in New York. This new ruling will take effect September 1, 2010. The memorandum issued by the…
New York is a judicial foreclosure state and the process can take over a year to proceed from Summons & Complaint through judgment and then auction. A homeowner has a right to redeem up and until auction, but unlike many states, there is no right of redemption after Sale (but see Bill proposing to allow…
Having recently issued a decision canceling an Indymac mortgage lien in another foreclosure action, Judge Spinner turns his attention to the outrageous actions of Wells Fargo and holds the mortgage behemoth liable for trespass, resulting in $155,092.00 judgment, in Wells Fargo v. Tyson. At the outset, the court pointed out that the Plaintiff sent a…
On Friday, January 15, 2010, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan issued a press release, as part of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization initiative, temporarily waiving FHA’s 90 Day Seasoning Rule. Amazingly, HUD is cognizant that the seasoning guideline is having a negative impact on alleviating the problem of abandoned and blighted homes: “In today’s market, FHA research finds…
Just a heads up on some of the changes that came into effect this past Wesnesday, April 1, 2009, complements of the Mortgage Currency staff: FHA just released ML 2009-08 – Limits on Cash Out Refinances – going to 85% with case numbers after April 1, 2009. The news is that the 95%’s cash out…
Governor Patterson signed Governor’s Program Bill #44 into law today as it was passed by the NY Assembly (A.10817-A) and Senate (S.8143-A). The law affects notice provisions in foreclosure actions including extending a “grace period” by adding a 90 Day Pre-Foreclosure Notice. It also extends restrictions and prohibitions to “subprime mortgages”, mortgage brokers, prohibits prepayment…
FHA EXTENDS FINANCING FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF FORECLOSED HOMES Measure seen to bring stability to home values and accelerate sale of vacant properties WASHINGTON – In an effort to stabilize declining home values in certain neighborhoods, the Bush Administration today announced a temporary policy that will extend government-backed mortgage insurance and allow for the immediate…
