Saving
the American Dream, Inc.'s main focus is conducting a 200+ point audit on your
original mortgage loan documents to identify any state and federal violations.
State and Federal violations could include:
- Federal
Laws that are violated frequently are the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real
Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act (HOEPA), Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), etc.
- State and
Local Laws against Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Advertising, Trust Fund
Mishandling, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract, Breach of Duty of
Good Faith, Fraud, Constructive Fraud, and other areas are often also violated
Saving
the American Dream, Inc. then provides the results to you and offers the option
of retaining counsel to assist in negotiating with your lender. Our results are
dedicated to provide legal professionals the leverage and information they need
to negotiate a benefit to the borrower. That has always been our goal.
Unfortunately, due to the passing of Senate Bill 94, our business model
crumbled. We are no longer able to find attorneys that will take on new cases.
Senate
Bill 94 (SB94) was signed into law on October 11th by the Governor. The
bills intentions are to protect homeowners from loan modification
scams, but the way it was written has a devastating effect on a
homeowner's ability to find a law firm or company to hire in order to
assist them with the tedious and difficult loan modification process. Now, homeowners
are faced with having to deal with lenders who contributed to placing them in a
poor situation to begin with.
In communities
across America, people are losing their homes and their investments because of
predatory lenders, appraisers, and mortgage brokers:
- Sell properties for much more than
they are worth using false appraisals.
- Encourage borrowers to lie about
their income, expenses, or cash available for down-payments in order to
get a loan.
- Knowingly lend more money than a
borrower can afford to repay.
- Charge high interest rates to
borrowers based on their race or national origin and not on their credit
history.
- Charge fees for unnecessary or
nonexistent products and services.
- Pressure borrowers to accept
higher-risk loans such as balloon loans, interest only payments, and steep
pre-payment penalties.
- Target vulnerable borrowers to
cash-out refinances offers when they know borrowers are in need of cash
due to medical, unemployment or debt problems.
- "Strip" homeowners' equity
from their homes by convincing them to refinance again and again when
there is no benefit to the borrower.
- Use high pressure sales tactics to
sell home improvements and then finance them at high interest rates.
Saving
the American Dream, Inc.'s purpose was to help those clients who fell into such
poor lending tactics. With the new legislation going into effect and President Obama
declaring that homeowners should not pay an Attorney or other professionals to
negotiate new terms on their loan, it has made it impossible for Saving the
American Dream, Inc. to continue assisting homeowners with the help they desperately
need. With SB94 passing, it has tied the hands of any attorney assisting us, which
inevitably has forced Saving the American Dream, Inc. out of business.
On a
higher note, we are happy to announce that better than 95% of Saving the
American Dream, Inc.'s client agreements were satisfied in full. Prior to the
October 11th signing of SB94, clients signed retainer agreements
with an Attorney in order to begin negotiations with their Lender. Saving the
American Dream, Inc. then forwarded the client records necessary to their
Attorney to support the process of working with their lenders. We are hopeful
they will be able to assist in accomplishing your goal.
Sincerely,
SAVING
THE AMERICAN DREAM, INC.