Court wants nonprofit group to pay almost $1 million to review foreclosure records
CARSON CITY — A group seeking to evaluate the state’s foreclosure mediation efforts has been told it will be charged nearly $1 million to review records of the negotiations between banks and homeowners.
Civil Rights for Seniors, a California nonprofit group, wants access to the records to see how cooperative banks have been and to independently verify how successful the mediation program is.
The state argues privacy is key to the program’s success: If people believe information they present could become public, some might not participate.
But that has led to accusations that the public can’t hold the state, or banks, accountable.