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A Copy of the letter the NY AG’s office sent to 180 mod companies
Dear Sir or Madam: As you may know, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) is conducting an ongoing investigation into the so-called “mortgage rescue” industry. To date, we have issued subpoenas to more than 20 mortgage loan modification companies, entered into settlement agreements, and pursued enforcement actions against several companies which have been unwilling... [Read more]
OREGON BANS TWO CALIFORNIA LOAN MODIFIERS
California companies Noah Savings Mortgage, Inc. and Liberty Law Firm, Inc. must also pay restitution to Oregon consumers. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger today announced two settlements that will provide refunds to Oregon homeowners and prohibit two connected Orange County California companies from doing further loan modification work in Oregon. “This office is committed to stopping abuses... [Read more]
New Jersey Man Charged in Foreclosure Rescue Scam
Gennaro Rauso, who owned and operated a real estate management company that purported to help financially distressed homeowners with their foreclosure problems, was charged today by information with several mortgage fraud related offenses. The information alleges that as part of his scheme, Rauso took advantage of desperate homeowners with the promise of staying in, or saving, their homes, when in... [Read more]
Hazelton Management/The Carley Group took money but failed to provide promised help
A Charlotte foreclosure rescue operation, which previously operated in Colfax, NC, is barred from collecting any money from consumers for foreclosure assistance or loan modifications, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Friday. “Foreclosure assistance schemes rob North Carolina homeowners of hard-earned money that they could use to save their homes,” Cooper said. “My office will continue to... [Read more]
Cal Bar goes after O.C. loan mod lawyer
An Orange County lawyer who signed retainer agreements with homeowners facing foreclosure but then “did little or nothing to help them” was placed on involuntary inactive enrollment, the State Bar of California announced. The Bar cited complaints from clients in 8 states against lawyer Brian Colombana, 29, of Lake Forest. “The Chief Trial Counsel’s office continues to send the message... [Read more]
Is this what Jerry Brown wants to do to legitimate loan modification firms?
WARNING: THIS VIDEO IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE OFFICE AND CONTAINS VIOLENT IMAGES Read More →
Jerry Brown and Cal Bar Continue Kristallnacht-style Raids and Smear Campaigns Against Modification Lawyers
The Cal Bar put out the below press release a couple of days ago and I believe there is more to this story than what the Cal Bar is saying. Just like their cases against Green Credit Solutions and Paul Lucas, what the Cal Bar is not saying is how many total clients did these attorneys have and how many people were actually helped. The Cal Bar is about to lose their case against Green Credit Solutions... [Read more]
Grosse Pointe man accused of swindling Saline residents out of money for foreclosure help
Art Aisner, AnnArbor.com He offered to help struggling homeowners save their Saline homes from foreclosure, but authorities say all Bryan Crevier delivered were empty promises and widespread fraud. Crevier, 48, is charged with multiple counts of larceny for allegedly swindling nearly $10,000 from three Saline women within a few months in 2008. The Grosse Pointe man was scheduled to appear in Washtenaw... [Read more]
No Penalties for Mortgage Company with Worst Loan Mod Backlog
Paul Kiel, ProPublica Last week, the government released data showing that there’s a big problem at Saxon Mortgage, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. Of all the mortgage companies participating in the administration’s mortgage modification program, Saxon has the largest proportion of homeowners caught in modification limbo. The program, which provides incentives for mortgage companies to modify... [Read more]
Wisconsin AG Sues Loan Modification Company
The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed suit Friday against a company doing business as “USA Loan Auditors” for engaging in deceptive practices in the course of selling purported “loan modification” services toWisconsin homeowners. The complaint alleges the California-based company, Relief Law Center (d/b/a “USA Loan Auditors”) has engaged in deceptive practices... [Read more]
