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The United States District Court of Minnesota ruled in favor of the Anderson's motion to dismiss against Fish Tale Credit, LLC. The Andersons filed a motion to dismiss the claims against them for failure of Fish Tale Credit, LLC to prosecute pursuant to Rule 41(b), and/or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) because the claims against them are barred by the relevant statute of limitations or are otherwise fatally flawed. Finally, Fish Tale's statute of limitations to foreclose expired.
You can read the full opinion here. Drewes Law is proud to help struggling homeowners defend their rights. If your or someone you know is facing foreclosure or has recently gone through the foreclosure process, please call: 612-285-3051. The three major banks (Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America) in America have racked up $6.4 billion in ATM fees of pure revenue from everyday consumers. This increase in revenue from ATM fees has skyrocketed by 22% since last year. Some ATMs around the country have fees reaching $4-$5 a transaction. With these large transaction fees, consumers are overdrafting from their accounts leading to even more unnecessary costs to be paid to the bank. Overdraft fees can average and hover around $35 each time a consumer draws out money when their account is below $0. These fees have strongly effected consumers that are poor. By law, consumers can opt-out of ATM overdraft fees, but have to navigate through a tedious system to do so.
Banks say that they are protecting consumers with overdraft fees, but large banks are clearly gaining a large profit off of consumer frustrations and overdraft fees. Will banks continue to raise ATM and overdraft fees? You can read more about the increase in ATM transaction and overdraft fees here. Prices of U.S. homes have reached a record high according to S&P/Case Shiller. Prices on single-family homes have risen up by an average of 5.5% in the last month alone and 5.1% the month prior. Home prices in multiple western located cities have risen to a new all-time high, and in other locations like Miami and Las Vegas have risen, but not to their all-time highs.
There may be tough times ahead for the buyer with a low industry supply and a high demand. With such a low supply, potential first-time homeowners have had to rent longer than expected or wanted. Mortgage interest rates have also been on the rise in the recent past. Since Trump was elected president, mortgage interest rates have risen from 3.3% to over 4.0% on 30-year mortgages. It will be interesting to see how housing purchasing and selling trends pan out going into 2017. You can read the full article here. You can read more about the Case-Shiller housing index here. Wells Fargo has been required, by the U.S. Trustee Department, to pay out a $3.45 million dividend to over 8000 homeowners over mail processing error. The large mortgage servicer delayed delivering mortgage statements to consumers going through bankruptcy. With the late delivery, it shortened homeowner's notice period regarding alterations to monthly mortgage payment amounts.
You can read the full article here. Time is of the essence when dealing with a bankruptcy, foreclosure, or any other real estate related issue. Drewes Law regularly helps Minnesota homeowners dealing with consumer protection-related issues. Contact us now for more information or to schedule a free consultation. In 2013, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency and the Federal Reserve System compelled over 29 mortgage servicing companies to disperse $10 billion to borrowers that went through foreclosure over a two year span. Payments were made to borrowers in the form of direct cash, or through foreclosure prevention assistance.
Why did I get a check? Consumers who had mortgages with one of the servicers under the Independent Foreclosure Review and went through foreclosure process on their home between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010 received checks in 2013. Many borrowers did not deposit those checks and now there is a fund of money remaining. A redistribution of funds plan was announced in November of 2015 to distribute the remaining funds that were not originally deposited out to consumers that did deposit checks. Consumers that did deposit their first check in 2013 are now receiving second checks of about $120.00. More information on the release of the payment can be read about here. You can read more about the redistribution of funds here. Drewes Law regularly helps Minnesota homeowners dealing with foreclosure-related issues. Contact us now for more information or to schedule a free consultation. As of July 11, 2016, Drewes Law has moved down the street from our old location to above the Red Stag Supperclub and The Herbivorous Butcher in the heart of NE Minneapolis! Our new address is: 509 First Ave NE, Suite 2, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Our door is just left of the main entrance of Red Stag Supperclub.  Jonathan was featured as a Next Generation Lawyer in the May issue of Attorney at Law magazine. He was recognized as, "one of Minnesota's emerging attorneys who is shaping our legal community and the future of law firms...these attorneys make a real impact on the practice of Law in Minnesota!" Read the full article here.
His comments on bankruptcy seem on point as well...
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