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97:, however, is allowed to retain late fees, BPO fees, inspection fees, and other fees charged or assessed to a borrower's account. In addition to the fee income, the servicer is allowed to retain the net liquidation proceeds of any foreclosure sale (net after foreclosure expenses and principal balance to investors). 113:
While there are no specific laws against predatory mortgage servicing abuses, there are local, state, and federal laws against many of the specific practices commonly identified as predatory mortgage servicing abuses, and various state and federal agencies use the term as a catch-all term for many
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transactions, the mortgage servicer forwards the borrower's payment of principal and interest to the certificate holders (investors) of the special securitized trust that owns and holds the promissory notes secured by the mortgages and deeds of trust. The
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that are being serviced by special or default servicers or servicers and lenders that are financially in trouble. There are many motives for predatory servicing practices and a report titled Misbehavior and Mistake in Bankruptcy Mortgage Claim by
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This provides an incentive to unscrupulous servicers who aggressively interpret mortgage documents to add additional fees to a borrower's mortgage account. Many times, the additional fees added on create an event of default allowing the
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during the mortgage servicing process. There is no legal definition in the United States for predatory mortgage servicing. However, the term is widely used and accepted by state and federal regulatory agencies such as the
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which is used to describe the unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices of mortgage brokers and lenders during the mortgage loan origination process.
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specific illegal activities in the mortgage servicing industry. Predatory mortgage servicing is not to be confused with
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to foreclose on the property. This practice is commonly referred to as manufacturing a default or manufactured default.
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and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) such as
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mortgage servicing
mortgage servicers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Trade Commission
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
subprime
Alt-A
toxic mortgages
Katie Porter
University of Iowa
United States House of Representatives
mortgage securitization
mortgage servicer
mortgage servicer
predatory lending
Causes of the United States housing bubble
Consumer fraud
Mortgage discrimination
Mortgage-backed securities
Poverty industry
United States housing bubble
"Archived copy"
the original
cite web
link
https://www.scribd.com/doc/14459600/Turning-a-Blind-Eye
"Promoting Responsible Servicing Practices"

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