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CDC Issues Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Moratorium Summary: This Order continues the expired CARES ACT evictions…
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Gov. DeSantis extends moratorium on evictions and foreclosures to July 1
From The Palm Beach Post: “Just four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Tuesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze late Monday, sparing countless unemployed workers from homelessness as the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues. “‘He just felt it was in the best…
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1.2 million foreclosure checks go unclaimed, 90-day deadline to cash
Source: Palm Beach Post About 1.2 million foreclosure reparation checks sent nationwide have not been cashed, leaving nearly $1 billion unclaimed. Read more…
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Florida homeowners to get foreclosure restitution checks of $1,480 this month
Source: Palm Beach Post More than 72,000 Florida borrowers whose homes were taken through foreclosure will receive reparation checks this month from the National Mortgage Settlement, which concluded the worth of each loss is $1,480. Read more…
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Glitch leads to bounced checks in foreclosure program
Source: Palm Beach Post A multi-billion-dollar foreclosure settlement besot with setbacks suffered another debacle this week when restitution checks to an unknown number of borrowers bounced. Read more…
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Mortgage relief not keeping many in homes
Source: Palm Beach Post Banks signed a $25 billion settlement with 49 state attorneys general following a more than year-long investigation into foreclosure wrongdoing. Signed in March, the agreement gives lenders until 2015 to provide required relief to homeowners. Banks have been contacting eligible borrowers, but homeowners may also apply for the settlement on their…