Category Archives: Foreclosure

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Community activist groups invited to participate in Nevada County charter and public bank efforts

Economic Liberty for Main Street (ELMSt), an organization of local Nevada County residents interested in promoting the economy of Nevada County and economic welfare of its citizens, is educating county residents and businesses about the benefits of chartering our county … Continue reading

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Local Economic Liberty for Main Street group calls for Foreclosure Town Halls

Foreclosure has devastated thousands of Nevada County families in recent years and many of those foreclosures were fraudulent. This has affected us all by reducing the value of our property values, dragging down the economy and putting people out of … Continue reading

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Governor Brown signs Homeowners’ Bill of Rights

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday, July 11, signed into law the Homeowner Bill of Rights to establish landmark protection rules for mortgage loan borrowers. Text of SB900 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST SB 900, Leno. Mortgages and deeds of trust: foreclosure. (1) … Continue reading

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To make organizations and institutions self-correcting, we need to affect the people in them

We are shouting out that “Corporations aren’t people!” but, as I pointed out in my “People are the organization” post, corporations are made up of people. If any actions we take to influence, channel or control organizations, including corporations, are … Continue reading

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We need self-correcting systems

Most of the abuses of the mortgage industry and bank foreclosures result because the originator of the mortgage sold their interest in it to another investor who is almost never local. Because they are not local, they have little risk … Continue reading

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CA Assembly and Senate pass Homeowners Bill of Rights

The two bills comprising California Homeowner’s Bill of Rights – SB900 and AB276 – were approved June 2nd by the California Assembly (53-25) and Senate (25-13). They must now be signed by Governor Brown to become law. For a synopis … Continue reading

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Main Street Forum NC forum on Foreclosure held

Our forum on The Foreclosure Crisis Hurts All of us in Nevada County was held on Tuesday June 26th. While the turnout didn’t match our hopes, it was a very informative and valuable presentation by Peter Galbraith and Sharon Delgado … Continue reading

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California Homeowners’ Bill of Rights leaves conference committee

Wednesday, June 6. 2012 on a strict party line vote Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Homeowners’ Bill of Rights legislation finally made it out of the special conference committee it was assigned to months ago. If you live in California, make … Continue reading

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Foreclosure – Impacting All of Us

Follow blog postings on this subject by subscribing. The Foreclosure crisis impacts us all – those who have lost or might loose their homes and, through its impact on our economy, all the rest of us. Learn about what is … Continue reading

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Discussion Scheduled – The Foreclosure Crisis Hurts All of us in Nevada County

Our topic, “The Foreclosure Crisis Hurts All of us in Nevada County,” will be presented by Peter Galbraith and Sharon Delgado of the Foreclosure Defense Team of Occupy Nevada County (as seen on MSNBC). The group has been working with … Continue reading

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