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 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..

With CFPB Appointment In Limbo, So Is the Housing Recovery -- US News and World Report

Feb 01, 2013 10:11 EST Oppenheim Law A decision by a federal appeals court has called into question the recess appointment of CFPB director Richard Cordray,and so the Qualified Mortgage Rule, could be headed to the scrap yard.

Why the Housing Market Collapsed: Explaining Economic Homicide -- Yahoo! Homes

Dec 13, 2012 11:06 EST Oppenheim Law It's not enough to blame Wall Street for the housing market collapse, in fact it is important to understand why their conduct was so detrimental to our economy.

Residential real estate market already headed over fiscal cliff  -- Yahoo! Homes

Nov 10, 2012 10:17 EST Oppenheim Law With the expiration of the Mortgage Debt Relief Act looming, the housing market faces the very real threat of going over the fiscal cliff unless Congress acts quickly.

Twilight in the Sunshine State: Florida's Vision of Boomer-Land -- Huffington Post

Jul 13, 2012 17:30 EDT Oppenheim Law “The real estate industrial complex drove Florida’s economy,” says Roy Oppenheim, a housing lawyer at a Ft. Lauderdale firm.

Experts Taking Closer Look At Obama’s Foreclosure Plan

Jan 25, 2012 18:52 EST Oppenheim Law Foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim remains skeptical of both President Obama's and the GOP candidates plans to fix the housing market. He shares his commentary with CBS Miami's Al Sunshine.

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