Florida Bar Creates Course On Court Requirements, Rules & Ethics For Attorneys Representing Foreclosing Lenders

The Palm Beach Post reports:

• Florida attorneys representing banks in foreclosure cases may now take a free class from the Florida Bar on the court requirements, rules and ethics of repossessing homes. The free four-hour program, which is available online, was created after the so called "robo-signing" debacle in the fall that shut down foreclosure cases temporarily while banks reviewed and revamped their procedures. It is some of the first direction given by The Bar on how to handle the allegedly false affidavits that have been filed in foreclosure cases.

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• A Palm Beach Post investigation found that many of the foreclosure firms hired young attorneys, who likely had little experience prosecuting foreclosures.

For the story, see Florida Bar creates class in wake of robo-signing mess.