Florida

Foreclosure reform advocates are urging lawmakers to streamline surplus fund disbursement procedures across jurisdictions. With varying rules and timelines from one state to another, many...

A new wave of online tools and resources are making it easier for the public to find and claim surplus funds after a foreclosure sale....

In Florida, surplus funds from foreclosure sales are held by the court if a property sells for more than what was owed. Yet, thousands of...

Courts in states like Ohio, Maryland, and New Jersey are facing significant delays as foreclosure dockets swell. The uptick has led to backlogs in surplus...

New data shows a sharp increase in foreclosure filings during the first quarter of the year, with judicial states seeing some of the steepest rises....

Across many U.S. counties, properties sold at auction are fetching bids well above the owed mortgage balance, resulting in what are known as foreclosure surplus...

Legal analysts are raising concerns over a growing number of foreclosure cases in which heirs to an estate are unaware they’re entitled to financial proceeds...

As inflation and interest rates continue to squeeze household budgets, foreclosure auctions are seeing a notable increase nationwide. According to recent data, foreclosure filings have...

Many homeowners who have recently experienced foreclosure may still have money owed to them — and they may not even know it. Surplus funds, the...

Time is critical in foreclosure surplus claims. In most jurisdictions, claimants must file within a specific statutory deadline, which can vary by state or county....