February bar scores decrease for repeaters and first-time test-takers
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Legal industry loses 1,400 jobs in March following big gain in February
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Mortgage rates jump to highest level since February 2011
From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: Jumping 11 basis points, the 30-year fixed rate is at its highest level since February 2011, averaging 4.94 percent. The 15-year fixed jumped 10 basis points, averaging 4.33 percent.The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 4 percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous week. Foreclosure News
Judge convicted of fraud in February resigned this month based on a promise, Illinois top court says
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CoreLogic Reports Declining Foreclosure Rates in February, Signaling a Strong Economy
IRVINE, Calif.– –May 8, 2018–CoreLogic A , a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report , which shows that, nationally, 4.8 percent of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency in February 2018. This represents a 0.2 percentage point decline in the overall delinquency rate, […]
Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending February 16 & 23, 2018
Breach of Contract/Damages: court erred by precluding setoff when calculating damages because purpose of award is to restore the injured party to the position it would have realized no for the other party's breach. Asset Management Holdings, LLC, et al v Assets Recovery Center Investments, LLC, et al, Case Nos. Foreclosure News
Public Notices Week of February 20, 2018
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 18, 2003, executed by CURTISS MCDUFFIE, DARLENE MCDUFFIE, conveying certain real property therein described to ARNOLD M. WEISS, ATTORNEY, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register's […]
More Current Loans Entered Early Delinquency Status in February
CoreLogic's monthly Loan Performance Report for February shows the national mortgage delinquency rate, loans that were 30 or more days past due, declined to 5.0 percent, down a half-point from a year earlier. Mortgages that are 30 to 59 days past due were up slightly during the month when compared to the previous February, 2.14 […]
Workman labor in February 2017 to complete the renovated Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, Conn.
John Chowaniec, superintendent with Morganti Group of Danbury, highlights in November 2016 renovation on the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, Conn. On April 28, 2017, Morganti Group filed a mechanic's lien against the theater on claims it is owed $ 1.5 million on the project. Foreclosure News
Bay State foreclosures down 7.7% for February
Completed foreclosures in Massachusetts dropped 7.7 percent in February and foreclosure petitions dropped by nearly 40 percent, according to data released Tuesday. The Warren Group reported Tuesday that foreclosure petitions, which mark the first step in the foreclosure process, were down by 37.7 percent in February — having dropped from 1,264 in February 2016 to […]