Chris Jones

Thanks to all again for the sentiment. Yes I was in the early stages due to my bank's clerical error. But due to my knowledge of law and doing many pro se cases on other things I got everything withdrawn before it even got to a court hearing. It wasn't easy but I stayed on top of the court, the plaintiff, and its lawyers. The court ppl remarked that I was a rarity in this new foreclosure market as I was so relentless and knowledgeable. And what is really wacky the plaintiffs (the bank) were on my side! They were the employees though not the upper mgmt. The bank didn't see it as a clerical error at first and wanted to play hard ball.

Customer Service said they got it from county records and had my bank's name. We don't have county records in Connecticut. They got it from Wethersfield town records which is NOT posted on the Internet. They have to either go down there or call them for copies to be mailed at cost. Vision Appraisal web site does not show any Lis Pendens which simply means "lawsuit".

I'm not complaining about them posting public records, that's OK I guess. What some may be missing is that if you pay Trulia (et al) a subscription fee you get WAY more info on people in Foreclosure. My gripe is that if I was not contacted by Trulia (et al) to OPT IN/OUT on publishing my name, address, phone number, and financial data. I believe it should not be allowed. The same goes for White Pages, Google, 411, etc. They all have opt-out sections where you can have your information blocked or deleted.

The part that burns me up so bad is all of the phone calls and visits from their clientèle. This is almost like stalking. They are facilitating stalking mentality of their paying clients. Your right when you say the free listings don't display too much and I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the paid subscription part. And I also have a gripe that they don't keep the data updated periodically enough. If I didn't say something it would have stayed up there as PREFORECLOSURE for several months probably.

I'll be happy if they offer a free self-service OPT IN/OUT section to foreclosure victims. Finding out about it should remain on us to surf the net to find it. Its called "due diligence".
Chris - Fri Sep 19 2008, 04:32

Thanks guys... They seem to be responding quickly. I can see this as the next big epedemic in the mortgage crisis - tacit violations of people's privacy. Didn't they know that mostly PREDATORY LENDERS and SPECULATORS pay for their service? If one more person steps on my porch or calls me I'm calling 911. My Attorney General is interested in this unforseen problem. I had a minor problem with my bank and we worked it out behind the scenes within a few weeks. Why these web sites felt they needed to carry my private affairs with the world is obvious - GREED! They will pay for that as my AG is a bull dog about web sites and privacy issues. He attacked MySpace recently and they have the virtual legal scares to prove it. These guys gave out my contact information, home address, and financial details and I did not OPT IN for that! That's also a federal beef too. These VISITORS are relentless too. Trying all sorts of trickery and subterfuge to disguise their real lust for land grabs. Sound familiar? If I had feathers and a tipis it would be a complete package - LOL - Thu Sep 18 2008, 15:53