Tenn. Foreclosure Help Notices Mailed

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:01:25 +0000

An estimated 37,000 Tennessee borrowers might be eligible for payment under a $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement. Eligible borrowers will receive claim forms in the mail this month. Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper urges those who receive the forms to complete and return them by the Jan. 18 deadline. Those eligible include people who lost their homes between 2008 and 2011 to five major mortgage services, which include Ally/GMC, Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. The mailings will go out through Oct. 12.

Open Meetings Opinion Soothes Lawmaker Worries

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:25:16 +0000

A Tennessee legislator says a recent legal opinion from the state’s attorney general has soothed concerns about the state’s open meetings law.