Gauging real estate impacts of 'robo signing' scandal 
Title insurers standing firm as state and federal officials turn up heat
By Matt Carter, Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
Flickr photo courtesy of Gastev.The impact of decisions by three major lenders to review their foreclosure procedures in nearly two dozen states could hinge on reaction by lawmakers, and whether title insurers are willing to continue insuring title on distressed properties and bank-owned (REO) homes.
GMAC Mortgage, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America are reviewing foreclosure proceedings in 23 states where courts have jurisdiction over foreclosures, following allegations that workers processing files for the companies signed affidavits that contained information they had not personally verified.
When attorneys for homeowners have challenged lenders on such procedural issues in the past, they have mostly succeeded only in delaying, rather than stopping, foreclosure proceedings.
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