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Read on. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/as-the-space-race-slows-the-race-to-break-up-america-s-biggest-banks-gains-speed-18884?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/as-the-space-race-slows-the-race-to-break-up-america-s-biggest-banks-gains-speed-18884?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 South Florida real estate and foreclosure attorney Roy Oppenheim asks Florida Gov. Rick Scott not to sign foreclosure legislation. Oppenheim says the bill violates the constitutional tenant of Ex Post Facto, among other things. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/dear-gov-scott-hb-87-foreclosure-legislation-violates-constitution-18821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/dear-gov-scott-hb-87-foreclosure-legislation-violates-constitution-18821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:45:00 -0400 More "too big to fail, too big to jail" with force placed insurance. It is a bank insurance product that essentially force homeowners to purchase if they either allow their own policy to lapse – often the result of financial difficulties – or if the lender determines the what the homeowner has is insufficient. Last week, Assurant Inc. received $14 million slap on the wrist.... http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/banks-force-placed-insurance-practices-under-microscope-18021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/banks-force-placed-insurance-practices-under-microscope-18021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:50:00 -0400 Florida proposed legislation - HB 87 and SB 1666 - which backers claim will clear the backlog of foreclosure cases in Florida instead invites bank fraud and creates more problems by putting speed ahead of justice. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/florida-foreclosure-legislation-invites-bank-fraud-17921?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/florida-foreclosure-legislation-invites-bank-fraud-17921?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:56:51 -0400 With a new spirit surrounding the country, amplified by a those willing to challenge Wall Street's 'Too big to Fail, Too Big to Jail,' reputation, will the new Pope or President Obama challenge these issues? The scandal and controversy that has recently marred the Vatican Bank has parallels to the scourge of lawlessness some critics say rules Wall Street institutions. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/trouble-with-vatican-bank-mirrors-woes-in-u-s-17813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/trouble-with-vatican-bank-mirrors-woes-in-u-s-17813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:15:00 -0500 If you watched President Obama give the State of the Union , you might be scratching your head over his failure to speak, except for a brief mention, about what will one day fill at least a chapter in history books as one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-state-of-the-union-speech-you-should-have-heard-17399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-state-of-the-union-speech-you-should-have-heard-17399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:37:15 -0500 Once again foreclosure judges down in Miami-Dade are resorting to old habits, and there is no way I can stand by idly and let the rule of law be trampled on. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/south-florida-s-rocket-docket-rises-again-16578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/south-florida-s-rocket-docket-rises-again-16578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:40:00 -0500 Continuing our recap of our most popular blogs from 2012… http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/two-faced-freddie-mac-the-fiscal-cliff-and-the-obamacare-real-estate-tax-2012-s-top-headlines-continued-16557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/two-faced-freddie-mac-the-fiscal-cliff-and-the-obamacare-real-estate-tax-2012-s-top-headlines-continued-16557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:43:00 -0500 Editor’s Note: As we head into 2013, I want to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year from everyone at Oppenheim Law. This has been our most successful year since the South Florida Law Blog was started in 2009. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/economic-homicide-the-mortgage-interest-deduction-and-the-rule-of-law-2012-s-top-headlines-16558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/economic-homicide-the-mortgage-interest-deduction-and-the-rule-of-law-2012-s-top-headlines-16558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:00 -0500 With the Thanksgiving holiday almost upon us, I hope you’ll allow me to share a few quick thoughts. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/a-few-thoughts-for-thanksgiving-15940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/a-few-thoughts-for-thanksgiving-15940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:31:00 -0500 Florida remains on the top of the list for states with foreclosure activity, with a filing rate more than double the national average. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-state-of-foreclosure-same-as-it-ever-was-same-as-it-ever-was-15850?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-state-of-foreclosure-same-as-it-ever-was-same-as-it-ever-was-15850?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:33:39 -0400 The Republican Party of Florida is making a mockery of the court by publicly seeking to oust several justices, merely because they don't agree with their decisions. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/don-t-tread-on-my-turf-politicians-need-to-butt-out-of-the-courtoom-15195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/don-t-tread-on-my-turf-politicians-need-to-butt-out-of-the-courtoom-15195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:54:46 -0400 Not only did Mitt Romney insult the voters he is trying to sway, but he forget who the biggest moochers really are. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/behind-the-veneer-of-mitt-romney-s-47-percent-comments-14841?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/behind-the-veneer-of-mitt-romney-s-47-percent-comments-14841?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:33:56 -0400 http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/machiavelli-alive-and-well-in-illinois-14735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/machiavelli-alive-and-well-in-illinois-14735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:41:39 -0400 With the Republican convention in the rear view mirror and the Democrats' convention just beginning, legal blogger Roy Oppenheim thinks both offer false pictures of Main Street and what capitalism is and should be. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/problems-exist-with-both-republican-democratic-views-on-capitalism-14566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/problems-exist-with-both-republican-democratic-views-on-capitalism-14566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:48:00 -0400 The Justice Department's refusal to prosecute Goldman Sachs only reinforced the notion that illegal activity is a necessary component to business on Wall Street http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/moral-hazard-lies-on-wall-street-not-main-street-14507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/moral-hazard-lies-on-wall-street-not-main-street-14507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:14:00 -0400 Is the shadow inventory truly something to fear? Real estate attorney Roy Oppenheim says banks are in no rush to eliminate it, but things are improving. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/is-the-housing-market-actually-rebounding-the-shadow-inventory-knows-14449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/is-the-housing-market-actually-rebounding-the-shadow-inventory-knows-14449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:20:00 -0400 With the Republican and Democratic conventions fast approaching, housing is finally taking is rightful place as a key campaign issue. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/foreclosure-and-the-presidential-race-has-obama-done-enough-14448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/foreclosure-and-the-presidential-race-has-obama-done-enough-14448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:53:00 -0400 Oppenheim Law is now seeing robosigning creep into others aspects of our legal proceedings in the form of "robo-motions" and their impact could be far more dangerous than any fraudulently signed document we've seen before. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/robo-motions-the-new-robosigning-scandal-14325?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/robo-motions-the-new-robosigning-scandal-14325?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:31:00 -0400 Why have the banks have become too big to fail? Look no further than the mindset of the people in charge of Wall Street. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-culture-of-wall-street-needs-to-be-gutted-from-the-inside-out-14258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oppenheim-law/blog_post/view/the-culture-of-wall-street-needs-to-be-gutted-from-the-inside-out-14258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Oppenheim Law