California and federal law provide a host of protections for individuals attempting to obtain mortgages, and protects their rights after the origination process concludes. Since the Great Recession began in the late 2000’s, an immense amount of legislation has been passed at both the state and federal level designed to protect consumers in all facets of the mortgage process. In particular, California law now provides robust protections for individuals facing the potential threat of losing their home to foreclosure. Mr. Goodell has had an extraordinary amount of success in this area, and has helped hundreds of clients achieve favorable results in courts throughout California. Mr. Goodell testified before a Joint Committee of the California Legislature regarding proposed legislation, which subsequently became law, called the “California Homeowner Bill of Rights”, that is aimed at providing more protections for homeowners in foreclosure. This is a very complicated and rapidly changing area of the law, and it is important that you contact an attorney right away if you are in fear of losing your home through foreclosure or you feel you have been wronged by a mortgage lender or servicer in some way.
