Published On: September 7, 2013
CFPB announces new rules which provide many protections to consumers, but also offers protection, or "safe harbor," to banks and lenders The answer is "yes" Bully tactics used to scare or coerce buyers. The federal [...]
Published On: September 3, 2013
Scam letter from Fresh Start, based in New York, requires as much as $5,200 up front from a homeowner. According to the Arizona Attorney General "This is a blatant violation of Arizona law.” Article from [...]
Published On: August 30, 2013
Lawsuit claims Bank of America that gave bonuses to employees to lie to homeowners and to foreclose on homes. The answer is "yes" Bank of America rewards employees for lying and putting borrowers into [...]
Published On: August 28, 2013
Citigroup to Pay Fannie Mae $968 Million and BofA to pay $10.35 Billion as a result of faulty mortgages. The answer is "yes" Citigroup said on July 1, 2013 that it had agreed to pay [...]
Published On: August 26, 2013
Keeping Kids in their Home Foundation is a scam. “Someone should never deed their house over to anyone without the bank‘s consent. These guys are predators. It’s just sad and disgusting.” The answer is "yes" [...]
Published On: August 24, 2013
Obama Fraud Task Force investigates JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s for bank fraud related to mortgage backed securities. The answer is "yes" The criminal investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s mortgage-backed securities practice is evidence a [...]
Published On: August 22, 2013
The Mortgage Law Group a/k/a Macey Aleman & Searns, a Chicago law firm, agrees to settlement of mortgage fraud scheme. The answer is "yes" Report from the Arizona Attorney General's Office: PHOENIX (Friday, September 07, [...]
Published On: August 19, 2013
Mortgage Modification Fraud: Making All Homes Affordable, LLC, (Phoenix) owner Albert Figueroa, La Paz Source, LLC (Tucson), owners, Maria Beltran and Francisco Ramos, and La Placita Multi Services, LLC, owners Beltran and Arturo Gomez Leon. [...]
Published On: August 19, 2013
Loan Modification program According to article in CNNMoney - starting July, 2013, hundreds of thousands of struggling borrowers could be in for a pleasant surprise: a quick and easy way to get their mortgage payments [...]
Published On: August 19, 2013
The Insidious Virus Circulating Through the Industry’s Blood by Patrick Barnard Short sale fraud and foreclosure fraud continue to grow, impacting mortgage servicers’ bottom lines. Last year, banks lost more than $375 million to short [...]
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