For the second time in the last 4 months, Federal mortgage giant Fannie Mae has fired one of the notorious "Florida Foreclosure Mills" when it announced that it will no longer refer foreclosure cases to Ben-Ezra & Katz. Fannie Mae sent a notice letter to all servicers who service Fannie Mae mortgages that payments to Ben-Ezra & Katz should be stopped immediately and instructs servicers to find new law firms to handle Ben-Ezra & Katz cases.
In an announcement from the mortgage giant, Fannie Mae spokeswoman Amy Bonitatibus stated "Fannie Mae has become aware of certain document execution issues at the Ben-Ezra law firm regarding its processing of foreclosure cases on our behalf" and "it is our expectation that law firms will handle matters in strict compliance with proper procedures, ethical codes of conduct and legal requirements." Ben-Ezra & Katz released a statement saying it was "disappointed and surprised by Fannie Mae's decision and that the issues Fannie Mai is referring to were technical paperwork problems that the firm is correcting."
This marks the latest blow to one of the notorious "Florida Foreclosure Mills", coming on the heels of the realization that at least three more law firms are being investigated by the Florida Attorney General's office for their foreclosure practices. Will the same problems that have plagued the Law Offices of David J. Stern after they were terminated by Fannie Mae resurface at Ben-Ezra & Katz? If you are facing a Florida Foreclosure Lawsuit, contact a Florida Foreclosure Defense Lawyer or a Jacksonville Foreclosure Defense Lawyer today to see what foreclosure defenses may be available to you.
