REO deals

Today’s discussion is regarding a couple questions I received about REO’s. A few key items in this blog are: 1. Make sure you understand your contract. 2. Consult an attorney and/or your broker if you have any questions or concerns  →

Comp Time

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act some companies will chose to give comp time in exchange for overtime pay. In doing this you must do the following: Companies must allow employees time off that is equal to one and one-half  →

Business and Civil Litigation

The key to successful litigation is having the ability and tenacity to fight for your rights. Our History has proven us successful in persuading courts to dismiss several types of charges. Our attorneys have years of great experience that will  →

What if you have a bankruptcy discharge, but your creditors won’t leave you alone?

Once a bankruptcy is filed, it creates an automatic stay of collections. Basically, debt collectors are supposed to back off while the person who filed for bankruptcy works things out. (There are exceptions, but that is the general idea.) Once  →

Foreclosure 101: What is Foreclosure, Anyway?

Most of us can’t afford to pay cash for real estate. When we buy real estate, we get a loan from a bank or other lender. The loan is secured, or protected for the lender, by collateral. In real estate,  →

Representing Yourself – Do You Have a Fool for a Client?

They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. Well, with God as my witness, I am that fool! –Gomez Addams, The Addams Family This is an old adage (and one of the legal profession’s favorite  →

Utah Foreclosure Defense – Short Sales, Deficiency Judgments, and the Like

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Utah Foreclosure Defense – Confessions of an Attorney

Utah Foreclosure Defense – Confessions of an Attorney – Video Utah Foreclosure Defense – Confessions of an Attorney – Blog Post  →

Issues of Bank Fraud: Keep rearing their heads in the foreclosure crisis.

I read an article from LoanSafe.org that has me thinking about loan fraud. They talk about foreclosed homeowners bring legal challenges to challenge the bank’s actions, and bring out the original documentation that proves the bank still has the paperwork  →

Five things you should think about when you are having trouble paying your mortgage.

In my practice of law I frequently interview people that are having problems with paying their mortgage, because of job changes, family problems, and other life circumstances. I have found that most of the stress and worry that people feel  →