I said for me nothing, I don't carry any and you could hear the consensus which was if my name came up don't take the case if the outcome is likely to be a nuisance settlement goal because it is Insurance companies that keep that source of income flowing, and those lawyers that knew me knew my policy was bury the enemy not settle.Continuing ed, I thought this was a good thing.

These records should also contain les Partages (settlement or share-out papers) - the list of those (family members) who received a share of the estate.This may still limit you to estates probated through the courts.  

You assignment fee is likely o be on the back of the HUD-1 (that's the settlement document) under the buyers side of expenses so they don't tend to even notice it.

"Effective July 21, 2011, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) will be administered and enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)"

Then again, the above assumes you're representing the buyer client as "their," agent and trying to make a profit on their home, AKA making an extra commission that is off the settlement statement, apart from your normal commission.

@Dawn Anastasi 401(k) distributions under a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order), such as a divorce settlement, can be rolled over to an IRA, within 60 days of receipt of funds, without penalty and the tax will continue to be deferred.

The problem is major cracks and distortions in the line from soil settlement over the years.

Will have to generalize to make this work.Assumptions NPN 2nds underwater based on past experience:Price of notes: 20% of UPB (some are cheaper, some are more expensive so pick a blended number)Face interest of note: 10%Face value of note: $70,000Percentage of complete loss of notes: 20%Percentage of settled of notes: 20%Percentage of settlement rate: 180%. i.e. 100k note, 20k purchase, 36k pay offPercentage of re-performing notes: 60% at 7%Terms of re-performing notes: 7% interest, principal paid off when property is re-financed or sold.Term of performing note till property sold or refinanced: 15 years (historically 7-9 years but these may be less apt to sell due to value issue)Example:Buy 5 million face value of notes for 1 million.20% are wiped out leaving 4 million of notes20% pay off for 360k leaving 3 million of notesBasis; 1 mill

I was looking at crime data for the past few months and I was shocked to see that white settlement had a lower crime rate than Hurst, Euless, or Bedford (mid cities areas that I consider to be better than white settlement).  

But that's mostly due to the foreclosure process slow down in 2012, until the national settlement was done, then digested by the banks.Are new filings slowing, yes.