HUD face-to-face meeting rule gets expansive reading from Virginia high court *

USA - May 10 2012
In a decision affecting all lenders in Virginia that issue FHA-insured home loans, the Supreme Court of Virginia has adopted an expansive reading of HUD’s requirement of face-to-face meetings prior to foreclosure.

Co-authors: Constantinos G. Panagopoulos .

Massachusetts' highest court invalidates residential foreclosures on a technical basis *

USA - January 13 2011
A recent opinion by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, although seemly very fact-driven, raises great uncertainty as to other foreclosures in that Commonwealth and, perhaps, elsewhere in the country.

Co-authors: Alan S. Kaplinsky, Gary C. Tepper , Robert A. Scott, Daniel J. Tobin, Martin C. Bryce, Jr..