Lit Law Group Lists 10 Greatest Errors Created by Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2010

With so many Borrowers in Florida facing foreclosure, many of which are confused on what actions to take, The Lit Law Group, P.A., a foreclosure defense firm, has listed the Ten Largest Mistakes of Distressed Borrowers. Much more than half of foreclosures come about without any communication among the borrower and the lender. Even with all of the government programs created to aid troubled property owners, many are nonetheless confused about their options.

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Most of the clientele I meet with are unaware of their alternatives or have been misguided by rumor. The majority of my day is spent educating homeowners and attempting to alleviate them of the pressures they are facing. I really feel that most homeowners dont understand the complexities of the Mortgage Market and do not know where to go for assistance, states True Estate Attorney Brian Lit of The Lit Law Group. 95 % of our practice is committed to assisting distressed house owners. Obtaining a decision maker and supplying the suitable documentation to a Mortgage Loan Servicer is usually a daunting and frustrating activity for most homeowners.

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Lawyer Brian Lit and Senior Lending Executive Craig Sylvestre, co-host the Fighting Foreclosure show on NewsTalk 820 am WWBA Tampa. Educating the neighborhood on current market news and how to far better safeguard themselves from the Florida Actual Estate crisis is what the show is all about, states co-host Craig Sylvestre. There is so much misinformation out there, troubled borrowers require a spot to get the appropriate answers. he added.

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The number one mistake is to do nothing at all at all according to the list:

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DO Nothing With 50% of borrowers creating no try to communicate with their lenders, a lot of borrowers are faced with the possibility of severe deficiency judgments that might total hundreds of thousands of dollars. Upon the forced sale of the property, the Lender will seek the difference in the quantity owed versus what is recouped from the sale of the property (also identified as the deficiency).

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The second most frequent error that consumers make, is to speak to the bank on their own with no seeking counsel.

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Mr. Lit stated to a media representative: Unless you are really nicely-versed in the terms and recommendations related with the Mortgage sector, there is a great danger in contacting the Lender on your own. There are a lot of programs accessible to borrowers facing foreclosure and the Lender does not have the very best interests of the borrower at heart when attempting to collect a debt.” The detailed list is offered for interested consumers to help stop foreclosure in Tampa on the The Lit Law Group’s corporate internet web site.

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The Lit Law Group, P.A., a Florida based Actual Estate Law Firm, was mostly established as part of a legal outreach to aid property owners deal with the complexities of negotiating modifications of their existing loans (Loan Modifications) and/or operating with the homeowner to sell their property exactly where the quantity may not be adequate to spend the total of all liens and costs of the sale (Quick Sales). For more information concerning the Lit Law Group, P.A., please go to or speak to, The Lit Law Group, P.A., 2364 Boy Scout Road, Suite 200, Clearwater, FL 33763 at 727-388-8332 or by way of email at info@litlawgroup.com

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Connected Loan Modification Services Press Releases

Kramer and Kaslow: Lenders Call for Homeowners to Waive Rights to Sue for Errors


Calabasas, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2011

The internet site http://www.propublica.org (http://www.propublica.org/write-up/in-fine-print-banks-demand-struggling-homeowners-to-waive-rights) is reporting that a lot of lenders are requiring homeowners to waive all their rights to sue for errors if they want to seek a loan modification or other type of assistance.

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“I am troubled, but not shocked, that this is still occurring,” Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who has been pushing a bill to ban these waiver clauses since 2008, was quoted in the internet site report. “The mortgage servicing market has been broken for quite some time and demands substantial reforms.”

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As reported in Propublica.org, Neil Brazil, a spokesman for HSBC, stated the bank does not include any rights waiver in its regular modification agreements, but that attorneys pursuing foreclosure on its behalf may well consist of them when providing a homeowner a forbearance strategy. Brazil declined to say if HSBC included the clauses much more generally. He emphasized that HSBC had been operating with the borrower for over two years.

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Propublica also reports that Bank of America, the country’s largest servicer, included related language in agreements late final year not only in New York, but many other states.

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Philip Kramer, a perennial winner of the prestigious Southern California Super Lawyer award has stated that what the banks are performing is outrageous misconduct. Kramer, whose firm Kramer-Kaslow has launched multiple consolidated plaintive litigation lawsuits against lenders on behalf of property owners, argues that, The banks are feeling a lot of stress simply because of their wrongdoing and are attempting to steer clear of their day in court. A lot more of his observations can be found at http://kramer-kaslow.com/blog/2011/06/philip-kramer-banks-taking-benefit-of-home owners/

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ABOUT PHILIP KRAMER&#13

PHILIP A. KRAMER is the senior companion of the Law Workplace of Kramer &amp Kaslow, in Calabasas, California. Kramer &amp Kaslow is Martindale Hubbell AV rated. Mr. Kramer is a perennial recipient of the prestigious Southern California Super Lawyer award.

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Mr. Kramer received his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and his Juris Doctorate from the Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC. His practice emphasizes industrial litigation and trial advocacy, with a concentration on organization litigation, and genuine house matters. He has prosecuted and defended circumstances for more than twenty 5 years.

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Mr. Kramer is a licensed true estate broker and has spent considerable time providing legal solutions in connection with real estate issues relating to loan modification and loss mitigation, land use and zoning, environmental problems, easements, building and development, finance, and landlord tenant matters.

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Mr. Kramer is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Military Appeals. Mr. Kramer has tried in excess of 200 circumstances. He has appeared on nationally televised applications relating to pre-trial process and trial method and has appeared as a guest lecturer on topics ranging from constitutional law to trial practice, and Mr. Kramer regularly lectures on a broad spectrum of a variety of legal and organization troubles.

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Mr. Kramer also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court and as a Mediator.

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Mr. Kramer is also a past president of the Los Angeles West Inns of Court, a national organization devoted to bringing professionalism and civility back into the legal profession. He also serves on quite a few Boards of Directors and serves as an officer in a lot of firms. For much more details contact (818) 224-3900 or check out http://kramer-kaslow.com

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