I just perused this link:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/08/banks-offer-cash-troubled-homeowners-completed-sho/?page=2#article

….shown in the OP. The info in it was in line with the situational facts of my post, above. in addition, the following links were imbedded in the link above and are reasonable facsimiles of lender letters (Chase) to borrowers in default.” Wait to load …

http://media.utsandiego.com/news/documents/2011/10/07/Chase_Incentive_Marketing_letter.pdf

http://media.utsandiego.com/news/documents/2011/10/07/Chase_Incentive_Short_Sale.pdf

I’m still searching for any links depicting the actual details of the qualifications of borrowers that BAC sends these “offer” letters to. As more and more “offer letters” get posted online, we may be able to learn about the criteria they look for to qualify for these “successful SS closing bonuses.”

If any Piggs find such a link, please post it here.