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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sat, 25 May 2013 03:39:42 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-05-21T16:35:08Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Real Estate Attorneys: Via FindLaw "5 Reasons to Potentially Sue Your HOA"</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/21/mercado-hartung-real-estate-attorneys-via-findlaw-5-reasons.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/21/mercado-hartung-real-estate-attorneys-via-findlaw-5-reasons.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-05-21T16:34:07Z</published><updated>2013-05-21T16:34:07Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">5 Reasons to Potentially Sue Your HOA Via Findlaw<br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/04/5-reasons-to-sue-your-hoahousing-development.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/04/5-reasons-to-sue-your-hoahousing-development.html</a></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Real Estate Attorneys: Via FindLaw "5 Legal Issues for LandLords"</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/15/mercado-hartung-real-estate-attorneys-via-findlaw-5-legal-is.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/15/mercado-hartung-real-estate-attorneys-via-findlaw-5-legal-is.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-05-15T19:18:51Z</published><updated>2013-05-15T19:18:51Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="byline">By <span class="author vcard">Aditi Mukherji</span> </span></p>
<p>Landlord-tenant relationships are notorious for being less than pleasant. Some end up being <a title="Landlord Spanks Tenant for Overdue Rent, Tenant Sues" href="http://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2013/02/landlord-spanks-tenant-for-overdue-rent-tenant-sues.html" target="_blank">more unpleasant</a> than others. For the sake of civility, landlords should always try to  deal with potential problems before a lease or rental agreement is  signed.</p>
<p>Here are five legal issues for landlords to keep in mind</p>
<p>http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/04/5-legal-issues-for-landlords.html#more</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung News via Seattle PI: Fed says mistakes made in mortgage settlement</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/8/mercado-hartung-news-via-seattle-pi-fed-says-mistakes-made-i.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/5/8/mercado-hartung-news-via-seattle-pi-fed-says-mistakes-made-i.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-05-09T00:20:22Z</published><updated>2013-05-09T00:20:22Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<h5 class="userContentWrapper uiStreamMessage"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Via Seattle PI: Fed says mistakes made in mortgage settlement<br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Fed-says-mistakes-made-in-mortgage-settlement-4500202.php" target="_blank">http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Fed-says-mistakes-made-in-mortgage-settlement-4500202.php</a></span></h5>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Seattle Bankruptcy Attorneys: Less than a week away!</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/3/15/mercado-hartung-seattle-bankruptcy-attorneys-less-than-a-wee.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/3/15/mercado-hartung-seattle-bankruptcy-attorneys-less-than-a-wee.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-03-15T20:30:57Z</published><updated>2013-03-15T20:30:57Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">Not too late to register!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercado-Hartung-PLLC/159270530796746?group_id=0">Mercado &amp; Hartung, PLLC</a> Partner Chris Mercado will be speaking March 21st at the Four Seasons  in downtown Seattle at the seminar, "Consumer Protection Law" <br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-03-21-Seattle_WA-consumer-protection-law.html" target="_blank">http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-03-21-Seattle_WA-consumer-protection-law.html</a></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Bankruptcy Attorney Christopher Mercado Speaking Engagement</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/2/14/mercado-hartung-bankruptcy-attorney-christopher-mercado-spea.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/2/14/mercado-hartung-bankruptcy-attorney-christopher-mercado-spea.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-02-14T21:52:59Z</published><updated>2013-02-14T21:52:59Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class="aboveUnitContent userContentWrapper">
<div class="mbm _wk" style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><a id="js_30" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercado-Hartung-PLLC/159270530796746?group_id=0">Mercado &amp; Hartung, PLLC</a> Partner Christopher Mercado will be speaking March 21st at the Four  Seasons in downtown Seattle at the seminar, "Consumer Protection Law"   Register now! <br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-03-21-Seattle_WA-consumer-protection-law.html" target="_blank">http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-03-21-Seattle_WA-consumer-protection-law.html</a></span></div>
</div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Speaking Engagement: Only 1 week away, not too late to register!</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/22/mercado-hartung-speaking-engagement-only-1-week-away-not-too.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/22/mercado-hartung-speaking-engagement-only-1-week-away-not-too.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-01-22T20:29:17Z</published><updated>2013-01-22T20:29:17Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<h2 class="title"><span class="userContent">Only 1 week away, not too late to register!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercado-Hartung-PLLC/159270530796746?ref=stream&amp;group_id=0">Mercado &amp; Hartung, PLLC</a> Partner Chris Mercado will be speaking Jan 29th at Hotel 1000 in  downtown Seattle at the seminar, "Defending a Foreclosure: Helping  Families Save Their Homes" Register now!<br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-01-29-Seattle_WA-defending-a-foreclosure.html" target="_blank">http://lawreviewcle.com/seminars/2013-01-29-Seattle_WA-defending-a-foreclosure.html</a></span></h2>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Foreclosure Defense Attorneys via Seattle Times: Goldman, Morgan Stanley pay $557M in mortgage case</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/17/mercado-hartung-foreclosure-defense-attorneys-via-seattle-ti.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/17/mercado-hartung-foreclosure-defense-attorneys-via-seattle-ti.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-01-17T22:56:39Z</published><updated>2013-01-17T22:56:39Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<h1 class="hed6"><a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020149234_mortgagesettlementxml.html">Goldman, Morgan Stanley pay $557M in mortgage case</a></h1>
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<p class="summary"><span style="font-size: 150%;">Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a  combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully  foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their  homes.</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung Foreclosure Defense Attorneys via Seattle Times: Bank of America in mortgage claims settlement</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/9/mercado-hartung-foreclosure-defense-attorneys-via-seattle-ti.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/9/mercado-hartung-foreclosure-defense-attorneys-via-seattle-ti.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-01-09T17:16:08Z</published><updated>2013-01-09T17:16:08Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020076468_apusbankofamericafanniemae.html">Bank of America reached an $11.6 billion settlement</a> with government  mortgage agency Fannie Mae to settle claims resulting from  mortgage-backed investments that soured during the housing crash,  bringing it a step closer to clearing up its legacy of bad home loans.</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mercado &amp; Hartung News via Seattle Times: US banks to pay $8.5B in mortgage settlement</title><id>http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/8/mercado-hartung-news-via-seattle-times-us-banks-to-pay-85b-i.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.mercado-hartung.com/blog/2013/1/8/mercado-hartung-news-via-seattle-times-us-banks-to-pay-85b-i.html"/><author><name>Chris</name></author><published>2013-01-08T23:28:24Z</published><updated>2013-01-08T23:28:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020078254_apusbanksmortgagesettlement.html">Banks have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges</a> that they  wrongfully foreclosed on millions of homeowners in the wake of the 2008  financial crisis. Abuses included "robo-signing," when banks  automatically signed off on foreclosures without properly reviewing  documents.</span></p>
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