It’s no secret that foreclosures in America have been a royal mess. Missing paperwork, faked documents, turbo-charged courts that just rubberstamp foreclosure orders, robosigners, the list goes on. Along the way, a number of homeowners have gotten foreclosed on improperly and, in some cases, even illegally. So regulators are putting together a plan for grand-scale recompense. They’ve laid down decrees that servicers have to start following the law, for really reals this time, banks need to hire outside firms to review their foreclosure actions between 2009 and 2010, and then pay back their victims.

The details are vague and it’s questionable whether the plan has teeth, but at least it’s a step in the right direction. (Read all the consent orders here).

As Regulators and Banks Review Foreclosures, We’ll Be Watching [ProPublica]

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