Thursday, September 30, 2010

State is investigating GMAC's foreclosure procedures

The state Attorney General's Office is examining GMAC Mortgage for "questionable tactics" that may have led to undeserved foreclosures on some homeowners.

The mortgage giant replied that a "procedural error" in its foreclosure process was addressed months ago, and the error did not result in inappropriate foreclosures.

In a letter sent to GMAC this week, state Assistant Attorney General Philip Lehman said the state has received information indicating that GMAC Mortgage employees "routinely signed off on large numbers of [foreclosure] affidavits" without properly reviewing them.

On Friday, four days before the state's announcement, GMAC Mortgage released a statement saying it had discovered a "procedural error" in "certain affidavits required in certain states."

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/29/708313/state-is-investigating-gmacs-foreclosure.html#ixzz111Fnyh7u


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