Mortgage Servicers Charging Borrowers for Their Own Litigation Costs
Servicers add tens of thousands of dollars in attorney fees — incurred defending themselves in borrower-initiated litigation — directly to the borrower's mortgage balance without prior notice or authorization. The monthly statement suddenly spikes to multiples of the normal payment. No dispute or removal mechanism is offered.
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