Rochester, MI — Andrea M. Birdsall, Sr. Litigation Paralegal/Litigation Manager, attended the Michigan Creditors Bar Association(MCBA) Spring Seminar on April 13, 2016, in Troy, MI. The timely topic of the seminar was: Effective, Ethical and Compliant Collection of Consumer Debt”...
Rochester, MI – We are excited to announce that Summer Parker, Supervising Attorney, and Michael Woods, Assistant Vice President – Managing Attorney, have both been selected into the first class of “40 Under 40” for the MMLA. The MMLA received nearly...
Chicago,IL – Kimberly J. Goodell Managing Attorney, attended the American Legal & Financial Network (ALFN) Summit from Monday, April 18-19th. Kimberly attended both Willpower (Women in Legal Leadership) and Advocacy Day Summits . Throughout these two days regulatory and legislative...
Rochester, MI – Dawn M. Burdick, Marketing Manager, attended the MMLA SE Chapter Lunch & Learn on April 18, 2016, in Troy, MI. Hosted by the Southeast Chapter of the Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association (MMLA). The seminar included several educational topics focused...
Extinguishing Condominium Liens through Foreclosure in Illinois Illinois legislation affords many significant and generous powers to condominium associations. Illinois condominium associations’ powers were further enhanced by a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision in 1010 Lakeshore Association v. Deutsche Bank...
FDCPA Violations for Estimated Fees and Costs in Reinstatement and Payoff Quotes: Coming to a Court Near You? The recent Appellate Court decision in Prescott v. Seterus, Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 20934, has gained nationwide notice. Although the...
News Alert: Michigan Evictions and the SCRA Compliance with the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.S. § 3902 (“SCRA”), is something that servicers and practitioners must be vigilant about throughout the foreclosure and eviction processes. In recent years, we...
Bankruptcy Forms Invite New Questions Nationwide On December 1, 2015, consumer bankruptcy practitioners received an early Christmas gift from the Judicial Conference overhaul of the majority of the most frequently used forms. For mortgage creditors and their counsel, while...
Traverse City, MI – Michael J. Woods, AVP – Managing Attorney, attended the Michigan Bankers Association BEST Conference at Traverse City, MI between April 6th -8th, 2016. The Bankers Education Summit and Trade Show (BEST) Conference is a three-day event...
Detroit, Michigan – Nicole A. Kolhagen, Director of Human Resources and Cynthia Andrews, Rochester, MI office, attended Cornerstone Schools Partner Morning on Friday, March 11th, 2016. Quarterly Partner Mornings give adult partners and students to create meaningful and genuine relationships during four, two-hour sessions that...
