Homeowners turn the tables by foreclosing ON Bank of America

Revenge: Maurenn Nyergers of southern Florida 'foreclosed' on a Bank of America branch after waiting months for a court-ordered payment... after the bank wrongly tried to foreclose on her






A southern Florida couple got sweet revenge when they foreclosed on Bank of America, instead of the other way around.

The unusual turn of events started in Collier County months ago, when the mega-bank notified Maurenn Nyergers and her husband that their comfortable, relatively new home had gone into foreclosure.

Trouble is, the Nyergers say they never owed the bank a cent, swearing instead that they had paid cash for their dwelling.

A Collier County judge agreed with the couple, and ordered Bank of America to pay their legal expenses.

But then, the Nyergers say they waited more than five months for a check.
The family's lawyer, Todd Allen, told CBS: 'They've ignored our calls, ignored our letters, legally this is the next step to get my clients compensated'.

So Mr Allen moved to seize the bank branch's assets.

He instructed sheriff's deputies and movers to remove desks, computers, copiers, filing cabinets and 'any cash in the teller's drawers'.

Bank employees were locked out for about an hour.

Mr Allen said the branch manager appeared 'visibly shaken' and bewildered.

He then handed the lawyer a check for the legal fees owed

Mr Allen said: 'As a foreclosure defense attorney this is sweet justice'.

Mr Allen said he had seen similar cases of homeowners wrongfully getting foreclosed on based on mistakes.

He said banks didn't investigate the foreclosure, turning it into a lengthy and expensive battle for the homeowner.

This branch, at least, got a little taste of what it can feel like to be foreclosed on.