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Many mortgages are insured by the FHA.  Through the CARES Act, Congress has acted to protect homeowners with FHA mortgages from foreclosure during these COVID-19 times.  On April 27, 2020, the federal government issued a letter documenting that many mortgage servicers are providing incomplete or inaccurate information about the relief plans available. The FHA Letter […]

On April 6, 2020, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed that one-sided arbitration schemes will not be enforced in New Mexico.  Treinen Law Office was involved as one of the attorneys for the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”).  These groups pointed out to the Court why unfair arbitration […]

Treinen Law Office has joined others in urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to stop unfair garnishment of stimulus checks.  A copy of the letter send to the Court is here: Letter-Consumer Debt Collection Cases-2020-04-27

If you have a federal student loan, you can stop paying it at no penalty until September 2020.  If you are unsure whether the loan you have is a federal student loan, rather than a private student loan from a bank, please call us.  Sometimes it is hard to tell.  We are happy to help […]

It has been a long time since the corner bank loaned locals money to buy a home, kept the loan in-house and then worked with families through hard times. In today’s world, loan originators bundle mortgage loans into investment vehicles composed of thousands of loans and sell those bundles to investment banks or hedge funds.  […]

This great Consumer Reports article explains the dangers for the marketplace that result from forced arbitration. https://www.consumerreports.org/mandatory-binding-arbitration/forced-arbitration-clause-for-concern/

When a bank wrongfully forecloses, or a car dealer passes off a wrecked car without disclosure, or a consumer gets trapped on a treadmill of debt due to predatory payday loans, often the whole family suffers.  Mom is worried about where the family will live.  Parents are afraid to transport their kids in a car […]

In 2018, Wells Fargo admitted that its mortgage modification software caused homeowners to be wrongfully denied mortgage modifications, leading to wrongful foreclosures.  It has continued to report that more and more homeowners have had their homes wrongfully foreclosed because of this “computer glitch.”  It has admitted to pursuing at least 500 wrongful foreclosures.  It has […]

When meeting with new clients, I am often asked how long a lawsuit will take.  Treinen Law Office most often files suit on behalf of its clients in New Mexico state court, although sometimes we file lawsuits in New Mexico federal court.   From the time the lawsuit is filed until the time of trial […]

Check out this blog post by by Arthur H. Bryant, Chairman and Leslie A. Brueckner, Senior Attorney at Public Justice. ‘Judicial Hellholes’: The Best Legal Joke of 2018