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    Foreclosure Activity - First Half of 2018
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jul 27, 2018

    Foreclosure Activity - First Half of 2018

    During the first half of 2018 there was a 15% decline in foreclosure filings nationwide. Foreclosure filings are properties that had a default notice, a scheduled auction, or bank repossession. There were a total of 362,275 foreclosure filings, a far cry from the 1.6 million foreclosure filings eight years ago in the first half of 2010. Even though the overall, nationwide number of foreclosure starts had decreased, there was an increase in foreclosure activity in 88 of 219 me
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jul 18, 2017

    SUPER LAWYERS Names Keith Gantenbein of Gantenbein Law Firm Denver, Colorado To 2017 Attorneys List

    Gantenbein Law Firm, Denver, Colorado is proud to announce its attorney, Keith Gantenbein, was named to 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Stars list. Congratulations to owner and managing attorney Keith A. Gantenbein Jr, who was selected, named and included on the “2017 Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Stars” list. Super Lawyers is the Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service. To be selected as a Super Lawyer, attorneys are nominated by their peers and evaluated on 12 indicators
    Repeat Foreclosures On The Rise- Should You Hire A Colorado Foreclosure Defense Attorney?
    Keith Gantenbein
    • May 17, 2017

    Repeat Foreclosures On The Rise- Should You Hire A Colorado Foreclosure Defense Attorney?

    Nationwide, home foreclosures have dropped to their lowest level since November 2005. During April 2017, there were 77,049 filings reported in the U.S. This number includes default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. The figures reflect the lowest number of foreclosures since the housing crisis began. While the drop is significant, at the same time there was a rise in repeat foreclosures. A repeat foreclosure is noted as any property address with the same owne
    Freddie Mac Sells Off $667 Million
In Non-Performing Mortgage Loans
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Mar 31, 2017

    Freddie Mac Sells Off $667 Million In Non-Performing Mortgage Loans

    The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, announced last week that it’s selling off non-performing loans to private investors. Freddie Mac is a public government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) headquartered in Virginia. Freddie Mac was created in 1970 to help expand the mortgage market alongside the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Previously, from 1938 to 1968 Fannie Mae was the only institution that bought mortgages leading to and enco
    CFPB Gets Another Day In Court To Defend Its Constitutionality
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Feb 25, 2017

    CFPB Gets Another Day In Court To Defend Its Constitutionality

    Last year, in 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) levied a multi-million dollar fine against PHH Corporation for allegedly illegally referring consumers to mortgage insurers in exchange for kickbacks. PHH provides mortgage services to some of the world’s largest financial services firms and is located in New Jersey. PHH then sued the CFPB, challenging the CFPB’s Director Richard Cordray ability to be able to increase their original $6 million fine against PHH
    Colorado Adds “Foreclosure Online Sales”
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Feb 13, 2017

    Colorado Adds “Foreclosure Online Sales”

    Colorado has joined the new age in providing online foreclosure auctions. Last year, Realauction.com was approached by the Denver Public Trustee’s office and asked to provide Denver with its own auction site. That site is up and running and bringing huge cost savings to Denver and making it easier for more people to be able to bid on the foreclosed properties. Realauction.com runs many foreclosure auctions throughout Florida. One by one, counties in Florida put their foreclos
    Home Loan Modifications Ending
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Dec 29, 2016

    Home Loan Modifications Ending

    The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was introduced in 2009 and established to help homeowners recover from the great housing bubble burst. The HAMP was part of the Making Home Affordable program (MHA) along with the Hardest Hit Fund program (HHF) that was under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). These programs were part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and put into place to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. HAMP and the entire
    Co-Owning Real Estate With A Partner Or A Friend
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jul 26, 2016

    Co-Owning Real Estate With A Partner Or A Friend

    If you’re thinking of buying (co-owning) a home with a partner, if you’re an unmarried couple or just friends, it’s extremely important to protect yourself if there were a death, a parting or foreclosure. The decision you make in co-owning any property can have disastrous repercussions and consequences. Approximately 25% of primary homebuyers in the US are single. Generally speaking, non-married buyers have very little or no estate-planning protection at either the state or f
    Mortgage Foreclosure and Survivors' Rights
    Keith Gantenbein
    • May 31, 2016

    Mortgage Foreclosure and Survivors' Rights

    California is a step closer to signing a bill into law to protect families from foreclosure after the death of the primary mortgage note holder. The Bill is known as the “Survivor Bill of Rights”. Other states may soon follow in passing similar laws. When a spouse dies, often the surviving spouse can’t afford the mortgage payment. The survivor usually calls the lender to let them know the spouse has died. When the survivor tries for a loan modification due to loss of income,
    Are HARP And HAMP Ending This Year?
    Keith Gantenbein
    • May 5, 2016

    Are HARP And HAMP Ending This Year?

    Are the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) really be ending at the end of this year? The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt gave a speech last year on both HAMP and HARP programs. He revealed that HAMP would be finished at the end of 2016. Concerning HARP, Watt said ‘we anticipate that this will also be the final extension for HARP.” Originally set to expire at the end of December 2013, the programs w
    Life After Foreclosure- The Boomerang Buyers
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Apr 14, 2016

    Life After Foreclosure- The Boomerang Buyers

    The past seven years have been horrendous for millions of homeowners who lost their homes. Somewhere between 7 and 8 million homes were lost. The majority of homes lost to foreclosure were around 6 million. These were mostly due from distressed homeowners who suffered hardships ranging from losing their jobs to serious health issues. Around 2 million homes were sold as a short-sale (sold for less than what was owed) and given back to the lender by a deed-in-lieu (DIL) that a
    HUD Charges Three Loan Mod Firms With Scamming, Foreclosure Fraud
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jan 19, 2016

    HUD Charges Three Loan Mod Firms With Scamming, Foreclosure Fraud

    Our law office continues to receive numerous calls from homeowners who were scammed by so-called ‘loan modification’ companies. Most of the ‘loan modification scammers have companies based in California, Florida, New York and New Jersey. By the time the homeowner figures out the scam, they’ve lost between $700 and $5,000 on average and/or received a notice they are in foreclosure. Some homeowners have had no idea they’ve been scammed until someone comes to their door with doc
    Denver Real Estate Attorney Keith Gantenbein Teaches CLE for National Business Institute.
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jul 13, 2015

    Denver Real Estate Attorney Keith Gantenbein Teaches CLE for National Business Institute.

    Denver Real Estate Attorney Keith Gantenbein is teaching a Continuing Legal Education Class (CLE) today on the new RESPA, TILA guidelines for Loss Mit and Loan Servicing. The event is sponsored by the National Business Institute (NBI). The CLE is titled "Top RESPA, TILA and HMDA Oversights: What the CFPB and State Regulators are Looking For." ; The class will focus on foreclosure defense and loss mitigation regulations and what happens to lenders when they fail to meet those
    Some States Repossessing Homes
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jun 15, 2015

    Some States Repossessing Homes

    Analysts are looking at Ohio as a trend to what may happen throughout our nation. Foreclosures are declining but homes being repossessed by the banks are on an upward climb. In April 2015, the number of homeowners in the central area of Ohio going into foreclosure dropped. A new direction by the banks began to take shape. These central Ohio homeowners who were already in the process of foreclosure were finding the banks were aggressively repossessing their homes instead of fo
    Matthew Coombs Spoke at National Bar Association Member Sam Cary Event
    Keith Gantenbein
    • May 3, 2015

    Matthew Coombs Spoke at National Bar Association Member Sam Cary Event

    Senior Associate Attorney Matthew Coombs, of Gantenbein Law Firm, taught foreclosure issues for Denver communities on behalf on the Sam Cary Bar Association. The Sam Cary Bar Association is a member of the National Bar Associaton. "The SCBA is a proud member of the National Bar Association. At present, the NBA is the nation's oldest and largest national association of predominately African-American lawyers and judges. It has 84 affiliate chapters throughout the United States
    JP Morgan Chase Robo-Signing; $50 Million Settlement to Homeowners
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Mar 4, 2015

    JP Morgan Chase Robo-Signing; $50 Million Settlement to Homeowners

    In yet another settlement, JPMorgan Chase has admitted to filing tens of thousands of documents that were not reviewed by the people who had signed and authenticated to their accuracy. Many in the banking and legal community are shocked that Chase would admit to such wrongdoing in more than 50,000 fraudulent payment change notices. In court documents, it was stated that Chase “improperly signed, under penalty of perjury, by persons who had not reviewed the accuracy of the not
    OCWEN: Alarmingly at Risk?
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Feb 25, 2015

    OCWEN: Alarmingly at Risk?

    Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) subservices all the mortgage loans for Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS). Mangrove Partners is an investment manager (hedge funds) and one of the largest shareholders of HLSS. HLSS is an affiliate of Ocwen. Mangrove Partners sent HLSS a letter demanding HLSS terminate its business relationship with Ocwen. Mangrove Partners sites a “dereliction of duty” and said it is “imperative” HLSS terminate its servicing relationship with Ocwen “without dela
    Gantenbein Law Firm Provides Pro-Bono Legal Service to Denver Renters
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Feb 6, 2015

    Gantenbein Law Firm Provides Pro-Bono Legal Service to Denver Renters

    Attorneys Keith Gantenbein and Matthew Coombs are deeply honored to have this special opportunity to offer their pro-bono (free) services helping the Spanish-speaking residents of Colorado who have limited means and resources. Our firm has a commitment to our community and we strive to offer help and build relationships with our neighbors. As attorneys, we recognize the difficulties accessing and understanding the justice system and are in a unique position to assist and help
    More Troubles for OCWEN in 2015
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Feb 2, 2015

    More Troubles for OCWEN in 2015

    Ocwen Financial Corp. faced major problems throughout 2014. It seems this year will be more of the same. Announced Friday, January 26th, Ocwen will hire outside accountants and pay $2.5 million to the state of California in exchange for the state to halt their bid to suspend the company’s license. California state regulators previously announced Ocwen failed to comply with providing them with loan information as requested. This latest settlement only covers Ocwen’s failure t
    Foreclosure Lawsuit May Initiate New FHA/HUD Crisis
    Keith Gantenbein
    • Jan 30, 2015

    Foreclosure Lawsuit May Initiate New FHA/HUD Crisis

    In what some are saying is an innovative lawsuit, a group has filed a lawsuit in Ohio, alleging lenders who failed to take required mitigation steps prior to foreclosing on mortgages guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) under the authority of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have violated the False Claims Act. When a borrower defaults on an FHA-guaranteed mortgage, the FHA reimburses the lending bank for the losses. A condition of e
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