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The Litigation Financing Industry: The Wild West Of Finance Should Be Tamed Not Outlawed, Susan Lorde Martin
The Litigation Financing Industry: The Wild West Of Finance Should Be Tamed Not Outlawed, Susan Lorde Martin
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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Limiting Abuse And Opportunism By Mortgage Servicers, Kurt Eggert
Limiting Abuse And Opportunism By Mortgage Servicers, Kurt Eggert
Kurt Eggert
This article discusses the opportunistic and abusive behavior of some servicers of residential mortgages toward the borrowers whose loans they service. Such abuse includes claiming that borrowers are in default and attempting to foreclose even when payments are current, force-placing insurance even when borrowers already have a policy, and mishandling escrow funds.
The causes of such practices and the market forces that can rein them in are discussed. A case study of one mortgage servicer describes its unfair treatment of borrowers and the reforms imposed by federal regulators and other market participants. Both regulatory agencies and rating agencies appear to …