Retired Marine Prevails In SCRA Foreclosure Battle
Disabled US Marine Jacob McGreevey Finally Prevails In 8 Year SCRA Foreclosure Battle With PHH Mortgage Disabled Marine veteran Jacob McGreevey has finally won his SCRA Foreclosure case against PHH. McGreevey is not only getting justice for himself but for as many as two-dozen other military veterans. The former Marine fought a long and unsuccessful court battle to prove that creditors illegally seized his Oregon home when he was overseas fighting Al-Qaeda. He had all but decided to throw in the towel after the 9th Federal Court of Appeals ruled against him in August. But McGreevey learned Thursday that the Department of Justice in Seattle had determined that PHH Mortgage and Northwest Trustee had illegally foreclosed on at least two-dozen veterans including McGreevey. Ironically, both companies are now defunct. PHH Mortgage was acquired by Ocwen and Northwest Trustee dissolved. As part of a settlement, McGreevey could receive as much as $125,000. Jacob...