No to noncourt foreclosures

As an attorney who defends homeowners in foreclosure, I nearly fell out of my chair when I read Sunday's guest column, "Time for noncourt foreclosures" by Alex Sanchez, chief executive officer of the Florida Bankers Association.

After selling risky loans for quick profits, and then taking billions in taxpayer money, the attempt by bankers to steal Floridians' due process rights is shameful.

Mr. Sanchez claims banks want to keep people in their homes and they work with them for months to modify their loan. The truth is the banks are not making reasonable efforts to work with homeowners to ...