Independent Foreclosure Review - 01/24/12 11:57 AM
The following information was compiled and copied from the the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) website: http://www.occ.gov. As part of a consent order with federal bank regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (independent bureaus of the U.S. Department of the Treasury), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, fourteen mortgage servicers and their affiliates are identifying customers who were part of a foreclosure action on their primary residence during the period of January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. The Independent Foreclosure Review is providing … (0 comments)

Tax consequences of a short sale - 01/05/12 01:22 PM
Did you or someone you know just receive a 1099-C form from their previous mortgage company after a short sale? If you owed more on your house than what you sold it for through a short sale, the excess amount of the loan balance above the sales price may be forgiven by the lender. The forgiven amount is considered cancellation of debt (COD) income for federal income tax purposes. As an example: Your current mortgage balance is $200k. You execute a short sale and sell the house for $150k. You still owe the bank $50k. This $50k may be forgiven by … (5 comments)

 

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