Seattle, WA. (PRWEB) March 15, 2013
Benefit Legal Group is Providing three Foreclosure Defense Seminars in March 2013 to teach Washington State home owners facing foreclosure about the choices obtainable like mortgage mediation beneath the Washington State Foreclosure Fairness Act, mortgage modification, actual estate brief sales and bankruptcy.

The Washington Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) provides Washington State home owners facing foreclosure a little recognized proper to force their bank to the mediation table. Washington State was the third state to implement such a foreclosure mediation program soon after Nevada and Maryland. Whilst the law has been in impact given that July 22, 2012, it is estimated that less that 10% of these eligible have availed themselves of the system to date.

The so referred to as Foreclosure Fairness Act, provides distressed property owners functioning with an lawyer or housing counselor, the proper to an in-individual mediation approach to stay away from foreclosure of their primary residence. Home owners can’t request mediation themselves and have to request it via an lawyer or housing counselor. Many smaller banks and credit unions are exempt if they had much less than 250 foreclosures in the state in the prior year.

Washington State lawyer, Jonathan Smith, with the law firm of Advantage Legal Group says this can be extremely effective means for most home owners facing foreclosure to mediate a modification of their loan and avoid foreclosure. For those eligible, the Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) gives framework via which mortgages can be re-negotiated.

The approach is overseen by the Washington State Division of Commerce. Once mediation is requested by an attorney or housing counselor, the Division of Commerce assigns a mediator. The law then requires the parties to exchange monetary data and requires the banks to provide proof of ownership of the loan as nicely as an accounting of all fees and charges. If the homeowner was previously declined for a modification, they are needed to state why and supply any appraisals or other details relied upon. The Act also needs the bank to appear at the face to face mediation with their attorneys and a particular person from the bank present with the authority to sign off on a loan modification on the spot.

Jonathan Smith, whose firm serves most of Western Washington, notes that a wonderful number of his consumers are obtaining modified loans by means of this method and many have observed dramatic reductions in their month-to-month loan payments. Smith says Of course it dependent on the customers situation, but we are frequently in a position to bring a customers loan, that is months or even years behind, existing and lengthen their loan period out to 40 years in a completely amortized loan. Mr. Smith often attains these results for his customers. It is not unusual for my customers loans to be recast at rates as low as two% interest rate says Jonathan Smith.

Carmen Arruda, Regional Account Manager, with Fidelity National Title, says I am seeing excellent final results from this plan and hope that much more homeowners will avail themselves of this mortgage mediation plan. It is heartbreaking to see so a lot of people foreclosed upon every month who do not even know about this fabulous program offered to Washington State homeowners. I do not recognize why the state or the media dont market the Foreclosure Fairness Act or mortgage mediation far more.

As a bankruptcy attorney in Bellevue, Seattle and Western Washington, Jonathan Smiths law firm also makes use of federal bankruptcy law to get rid of unsecured debt, and if the worth of the property is significantly less than what is owed on the 1st mortgage, to strip off second or third mortgages and discharge them in bankruptcy. The mediation approach can also be utilized to negotiate short sales as properly. Says attorney Jonathan Smith. Our firm has negotiated hundreds of quick sales, says Mr. Smith and we usually combine these approaches, renegotiate the 1st mortgage via mortgage mediation and strip off second mortgages all collectively through a chapter 13 reorganization bankruptcy to achieve wonderful results for our customers.

Benefit Legal Group is a debt relief agency offering foreclosure defense solutions in Washington State like mortgage mediation, mortgage modification, brief sales and bankruptcy.

Benefit Legal Group offers totally free foreclosure defense seminars in Western Washington. The following is the schedule of upcoming foreclosure defense seminars for January 2013. 

Bellevue: Saturday March 23rd from 10:00 AM to Noon – Coast Bellevue Hotel – 625 116th Ave NE, Bellevue,WA. 98004
Lynnwood: Monday March 18th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Lynnwood Convention Center 3711 196th St. SW Lynnwood, WA. 98036 
Tacoma: Thursday March 21st from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Higher Tacoma Convention and Trade Center – 1500 Broadway, Tacoma, WA. 98402
Space is limited so confirm your spot by submitting the registration type on the Advantage Legal Group Internet site.