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        <title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Chase drops foreclosure against 100-year-old WW II Vet]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This year 100-year-old World War II veteran who helped defeat fascism only to endure harsh segregation at home has just won a battle against a new foe – his bank.</p><p>The JP Morgan Chase bank on Friday agreed to drop its <strong>foreclosure case against</strong> centenarian James Been over a disputed $100,000 home equity loan issued to him and his now late wife, Christine, in 2006.</p><p>The stunning turn about by the bank came after The Post reported on its foreclosure suit against Been, a Brooklyn native who celebrated his 100th birthday last week.</p><p>“Mr. Been will not be evicted from his home and the loan will be forgiven,” a JP Morgan spokesperson said in a brief statement.</p><p>Been, who has resided in the same two-story Bedford Stuyvesant home his entire life, was thrilled that the bank is backing off.</p><p>“Oh, great! Thank you,” Been, a retired bus driver and trolley operator, said.</p><p>Been, who is black, served in the segregated 93rd Army Infantry Division fighting in the South Pacific during WWII.</p><p>“This is fantastic. I’ll truly believe it when I hear it from the lawyers, but I’m cautiously pretty optimistic,” said Been’s lawyer Belinda Luu, who works with Mobilization for Justice, a group that provides&nbsp; legal services to the needy.</p><p>The bank’s lawyers filed the foreclosure case in December 2018 after Been failed to make monthly repayments.</p><p>Been’s signature was in the loan statements provided in court documents.</p><p>But Been said he could not recall securing a loan and had no reason to. In court papers, he insisted his signature was forged.</p><p>Readers who heard about Been’s plight emailed The Post asking if they could donate money to help pay his outstanding loan or related expenses.</p><p>Those still wishing to do so can mail a check payable to Mobilization for Justice, Inc. with “James Been” in the memo line. It can be mailed to Mobilization for Justice, P.O. Box 571, New York, NY 10025</p><p>Or one could make a credit card donation online at <strong>https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mfjiny.</strong></p><p>Then click under Additional Information, “I would like to dedicate this donation to someone” and dedicate the donation in honor of “James Been.”</p>]]></content:encoded>
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