In the New York Law Journal, MFY Staff Attorney Elizabeth Lynch argues that a new wave of foreclosure filings will leave thousands of homeowners vulnerable to a system that favors banks unless the New York State legislature renews funding for foreclosure defense. Foreclosure Prevention Funds Still Necessary
The Staten Island Advance reports on MFY’s efforts to save the home of a Staten Island father of three who was denied a mortgage transfer after his wife died of cancer. Wells Fargo Denies Mortgage Transfer to Widow
The Daily News reports on MFY’s class action lawsuit against three-quarter house operators.
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera shows how a tenacious MFY attorney saved the home of an elderly Queens homeowner.
The December 2010 ABA Journal explores the thorny field of debt collection, citing MFY’s groundbreaking study Justice Disserved on the relationship between “sewer service” and default judgments in debt collection cases. Read article.
Tanya Kessler of MFY interviewed by Cindy Rodriquez about three-quarter house abuse.
Tanya Kessler, attorney for MFY, and WNYC reporter, Cindy Rodriguez, discuss MYF’s programs to help those in three quarters houses.
Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.
Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.
The Daily News reports on a tenant rally to draw attention to abuses by three-quarter house operators.
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