Cedar Park Family Takes Their Woes to Court

An article in the Statesman this weekend seems to have made some waves; the article focused on an immigrant family from Nigeria who had purchased a house in Cedar Park that was in the process of foreclosure. . . so far in the process that even though the family had closed on the house (and were living there), the mortgage company neglected to cancel the seizure of any items that might be in the house. The Dicksons came home from work one day in May to find all their furniture, clothes, collectibles, and even food in the pantry had been taken by Field Asset Services.

Since the article's publication, EMC Mortgage Corporation has apologized for the mixup; even their parent company JP Morgan Chase has issued an apology to the family. Field Asset Services has not, however, and although they assert that the items they took from the house were given to nearby thrift stores, the family has been unable to locate any of their possessions.

The Dicksons announced today that they are suing Field Asset Services, referring to the local company's actions in this situation as "malicious, callous and wanton."

Donations of gift cards to go towards the purchase of furniture and other household items for the family can be sent to their business address: 9800 N. Lamar Blvd., No. 315, Austin TX 78753.

[Statesman: Cedar Park couple sues Austin company in foreclosure mix-up]