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DannLaw Covid 19 Update 16–and hopefully our last

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The End of Covid Forbearance is here. Time to rework your loan.  Mortgage forbearance and other programs made available to homeowners during the COVID-19 pandemic are about to end. That means millions of homeowners are or will soon be pursuing loan modifications or other work out options with their lenders. Karen Ortiz, Roberto Rivera, and DannLaw’s highly experienced and knowledgeable legal staff are here to help families navigate the complicated process and select the payment structure that … [Read more...] about DannLaw Covid 19 Update 16–and hopefully our last

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Claiming that Wells Fargo has engaged in a “…pervasive pattern and practice of placing Black Americans at a disadvantage in comparison to White Americans with respect to their applications for mortgage loans,” attorneys from DannLaw and the Zimmerman Law Offices filed a class action lawsuit against the giant bank in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday, April 6, 2022. The pleading in the case may be viewed here: Ifemoa Ebo v Wells Fargo. Wells … [Read more...] about DannLaw, Zimmerman Law Offices file class action suit against Wells Fargo alleging bank discriminated against Black borrowers

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We love receiving shout-outs from our clients—even from those who took a little while to become our clients. WE Just received this email from a person who contacted us in November of 2021because he was not happy with the lawyer who was handling his bankruptcy. He spoke to Brian Flick, leader of DannLaw’s Bankruptcy Practice Group at the time, but decided to stick with the law firm he had hired. He reached out to us again three months later and asked if we could help him save his … [Read more...] about We love testimonials….

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In 2010 Kim Naimoli of Geneva, New York who was struggling to make her mortgage payments in the wake of the 2007-2008 collapse of the housing market, applied for a loan modification under the provisions of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Over the next six years Ms. Naimoli did everything right: she completed and returned forms, complied with document requests, made her house payments on time, and, in accordance with the law, filed a “Notice of Error” (NOE) when Ocwen the … [Read more...] about Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Ocwen/PHH case is major victory for homeowners, landmark decision will expand, strengthen RESPA, Regulation X protections

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As the new year begins nearly all the mortgage support programs implemented in response to the Covid 19 pandemic are coming to an end. That means millions of homeowners who have taken advantage of mortgage forbearance must begin making their house payments again. Many are finding it difficult to secure permanent loan modifications or repayment plans, some are about to lose their homes because the foreclosure moratoriums imposed by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been lifted, … [Read more...] about End of mortgage support programs brings day of reckoning for homeowners in forbearance/foreclosure, DannLaw is here to help

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As America struggles to shake the curse of COVID-19, millions of homeowners impacted by the pandemic continue to face numerous challenges, including determining what to do when mortgage forbearance ends. In this update, we’ll outline the available options and offer sound advice on how--and how not--to proceed. Before we discuss the options available to homeowners already in forbearance, we want to share some breaking news as well as a reminder. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development … [Read more...] about DannLaw COVID-19 Update 15

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The legal team of DannLaw and Advocate Attorneys LLP scored an important victory today when the Tenth District Court of Appeals ruled that Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Holbrook erred when he denied the firms’ request for an order that would force the state to restore federally funded supplemental unemployment insurance benefits cut off by Governor DeWine in May. The decision may be viewed/downloaded here: Appeals decision In a 2-1 decision Judges Michael Mentel and Terri … [Read more...] about Legal team fighting to restore federally funded UI benefits scores major victory in Court of Appeals, arguments will resume Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court

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Lawyers from DannLaw and Advocate Attorneys LLP will continue the legal battle to force Governor Mike DeWine to accept federally funded supplemental unemployment insurance benefits today in the Tenth District Court of Appeals.  The hearing in the case, Bowling et al v. DeWine et al will begin at 1:00 PM and may be viewed here: (3) Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals - YouTube. The DannLaw/Advocate Attorneys legal team filed the lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court shortly after the … [Read more...] about DannLaw, Advocate Attorneys continue legal battle to restore federal unemployment benefits cut by DeWine

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It seems like just weeks ago we saw bright light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. Turns out that thanks to people who refuse to be vaccinated and the resultant spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus that light may once again be an oncoming train that puts both lives and the nation’s economic recovery at risk. To eliminate that risk, we encourage everyone who has not already been vaccinated to roll up their sleeves and get their shot ASAP. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Update, August 2021

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Marc Dann and Brian Flick of DannLaw, one of the nation’s leading consumer protection law firms and Attorney Andrew Engel of Advocate Attorneys, LLP, today filed suit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to force Governor Mike DeWine and Matt Damschroeder, Director of the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to rescind their decision to terminate Ohio’s participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),  Pandemic Emergency … [Read more...] about DannLaw asks court to compel Governor DeWine to reverse decision to cut off federal unemployment benefits for workers devastated by pandemic