Government & Public Interest Blog: Good News For Florida Foreclosure Defense

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Good News For Florida Foreclosure Defense

Attorney General Bill McCollum presented a $2 million check to The Florida Bar Foundation on Tuesday to provide legal help for people facing foreclosure. The money comes from the state's proceeds in a consumer suit McCollum and attorneys general in several other states filed against Countrywide. The case was filed the day before the big lender was taken over by Bank of America, which settled ... to continue reading the full article, click HERE.

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