Citigroup May Need to Refile Thousands of Foreclosure Documents

Citigroup Inc., which has proceeded with foreclosures as some rivals stopped to recheck documents, said it may need to refile affidavits in cases that began before an overhaul of its procedures.

The lender is reviewing 10,000 affidavits that were executed before a reorganization of foreclosure operations was completed in February, Harold Lewis, a managing director with the CitiMortgage lending unit said in written testimony for a congressional hearing today. About 4,000 affidavits may not have been signed before a notary and may be resubmitted, he said.