Timothy McFarlin, a foreclosure attorney from Irvine, CA, fully supports the efforts of Comptroller Liu and the labor unions in New York, but admits that more will need to be done on a national scale to get the problem under control.

“If groups and organizations all around the country did something like this, the message would be delivered much louder and would show the lenders that their borrowers are tired of being taken advantage of.  People in this day and age seem to have forgotten the power of collective efforts like those being displayed in New York.  If it wasn’t for the collective efforts of those who felt they were being treated unfairly, many of the social advances we have made over the years would be non-existent.  Borrowers who are sitting around waiting for their politicians to take action shouldn’t hold their breath.  Is that single letter likely to have much of an effect on the entire lending industry?  Probably not.  Would thousands of letters from influential groups and unions from all over the country begin to have some affect?  Maybe.  At least it’s worth a shot.  In this instance, the only other option for borrowers as a group is inaction.  Historically, when it comes to creating a desired change, some action, no matter how slight, has always proved to be more influential than no action.”

As individuals, McFarlin advises borrowers to hire an experienced attorney to assist them in their pursuit of loan modification assistance.  As a group, McFarlin advises borrowers to take more of an interest in efforts like those displayed in New York.  He believes that grass roots and community involvement will speed the process necessary to begin making lenders more accountable to their borrowers.

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