It is important to know whether you can have access to a copy of a death certificate. Many times, you will need a copy of the death certificate to prove to the insurance company, creditors and others that your loved one has actually passed away. If you are conducting historical research, you might need details from the death certificate of a significant person in order to piece together information.
When mortgage servicers signed consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve, these companies were required to hire outside firms to conduct “look back” evaluations of questionable foreclosure practices.
But these reviews will not be made public, according to an OCC spokesman.
Major servicing arms at Bank of America (BAC: 11.93 -2.21%), JPMorgan Chase (JPM: 43.15 -2.13%), Wells Fargo (WFC: 27.93 -1.06%), Citigroup (C: 41.53 -2.10%), Ally Financial (GJM: 24.1601 -0.08%) and others agreed to the enforcement actions taken in April as a result of mishandled foreclosures still being corrected.
Servicers have to put in place new operations, add staff, establish a single-point of contact for borrowers and end the practice of pursuing a foreclosure while evaluating a possible modification.
The banks were also required to hire third-party firms to review foreclosure proceedings between Jan.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the cost of renting of a primary residence rose at an 1.5% annual rate last month. Various reports show landlords regaining some pricing strength over renters, who last year enjoyed falling rents for the first time since the mid 1990s.
While April’s rise in SoCal rents was the 8th consecutive monthly gain, it’s was a touch below the 1.6% advance seen in March — the fastest pace of price hikes since July 2009.
Other housing slices in the local CPI report show why inflation fears are percolating: