Published On: September 25, 2013
Arizona Legislature takes $50 million from the state’s share of a nationwide mortgage fraud settlement to balance the budget rather than helping homowners. This was money intended to help families who were losing their homes [...]
Published On: September 24, 2013
Frank Becerra Campos, 66, of San Diego, defrauds Arizona Latinos in a mortgage rescue scam. Collected at least $669,743 in up-front fees “in exchange for loan modification services they utterly failed to provide.” By [...]
Published On: September 22, 2013
FHA easing rules if foreclosure or bankruptcy was caused by external economic factors, such as medical or loss of job. More than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit this mark [...]
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Published On: September 12, 2013
Arizona law requires landlords give tenants notice of pending foreclosure. Must provide notice within five days of receiving notice of foreclosure. Arizona law requires that landlords tell tenants about any foreclosure. This is good news [...]
Published On: September 11, 2013
Big banks settle: to Pay $8.5 Billion to settle claims of wrongful foreclosure actions. Aurora Bank, Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Sovereign Bank, MetLife, US Bank, SunTrust, and PNC agree to [...]
Published On: September 9, 2013
Millions of Dollars Being Released to Assist Arizona Homeowners Hit by Mortgage Crisis Attorney General’s Office to Expand Mortgage Relief Efforts over Next Three Years Attorney General Tom Horne is today announcing in a press [...]
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Published On: September 3, 2013
A Rule change lets certain borrowers who have gone through a foreclosure or bankruptcy, but have repaired their credit, become eligible for FHA mortgage in one year. The answer is "yes" The Obama administration wants [...]
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 [...]
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Published On: August 30, 2013
Can the home equity lender foreclosure on my home if there is no equity? The answer is "yes" Here is a question I am asked at least 2 to 3 times a week. "I have [...]
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