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Rare dispute within Florida Bar over quickie foreclosures

Apr 14, 2013 16:52 EDT Oppenheim Law A rare public brawl is escalating between members of the Florida Bar about HB 87 and SB 1666 and one of the organization’s most powerful sections over legislation aimed at speeding the state’s lengthy foreclosure process.

South Florida - Keeping Your Place In Paradise Just Got Trickier

Mar 15, 2013 18:35 EDT Oppenheim Law With that comes property. Property that was the hub of the investment world from 2003 through 2007, in which just about everyone felt that they could secure their place in the sun. Investors, as attorney Roy Oppenheim summarizes, “were buying two, three and four at a time. There was overindulgence and a big supply of funds — banks were lending too much.”

Beware, the re-advent of the 'Rocket Docket' is Back... only this time, it's Faster.

Mar 15, 2013 16:17 EDT Oppenheim Law The following article has been republished from The Daily Business Review for the South Florida Law Blog. In this article, Roy Oppenheim, expert legal foreclosure defense attorney predicts lenders will benefit in 95 percent of cases, "But it will all come down to who's prepared for trial on the fateful day." "You will get asymmetrical results. It's like roulette."

 Latest Robo-Signing Settlement Bittersweet for Consumers

Feb 27, 2013 06:00 EST Oppenheim Law LPS, a subsidiary of Docx received what seems a slap on the wrist for the robosigning debacle. And, federal prosecutors requires them to pay $35 million in fines, and to promise never to do it again. That fine comes on top of a $120.6 million settlement agreement with attorneys general in 46 states and Washington, D.C. to resolve similar allegations relating to housing, mortgages and fraud..

Fla. High Court Leaves Robosigning Crisis Up In The Air  - Law360

Feb 13, 2013 13:38 EST Oppenheim Law "They acknowledge that the wolf is in the hen house, yet they're not willing to get the wolf out of the hen house," foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim of Oppenheim Law said. "They're willing to close the barn door and leave the wolf there."

Bill to speed up foreclosures passes House panel -- Sun-Sentinel

Feb 07, 2013 21:01 EST Oppenheim Law Roy Oppenheim, a Weston-based foreclosure defense lawyer, said Passidomo is "hellbent" on getting the bill passed into law.

Congressional Inquiry Into Foreclosure Review Is Too Little, Too Late  -- US News and World Report

Feb 07, 2013 10:21 EST Oppenheim Law So now some key members of Congress want a thorough review of the Independent Foreclosure Review process.

CFPB to Banks: Just Play Nice In the Sandbox -- US News and World Report

Jan 26, 2013 17:27 EST Oppenheim Law New home mortgage lending rules put forth by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau simply lack the bite to have any real impact on the banks' questionable behavior.

New Rules Offer Homeowners Protection from Foreclosure -- Lawyers.com

Jan 23, 2013 10:01 EST Oppenheim Law “These rules really just move from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to the CFPB,” observes Roy Oppenheim, a partner with Oppenheim Law in Weston, Fla., who practices real estate law.

Dawn of the dead (mortgage): Zombie foreclosures are back! -- Yahoo! Homes

Jan 17, 2013 16:33 EST Oppenheim Law Like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Jigsaw, they just keep coming back, even though no one really wants them to.