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The Home Equity Theft Reporter 
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Probe Continues Into Pennsylavania Title Comapny's Failure To Apply Escrow Funds Towards Unpaid Mortgages In Real Estate Closings
Posted on March 09, 2009In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, The Times Leader reports:Kerry and John Foose are among the latest victims of Priority Search Inc., a Kingston title search company under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service for keeping money owed to property sellers...
Fannie Mae Extends Eviction Suspension Through March 31
Posted on March 09, 2009Fannie Mae announces:Fannie Mae [Friday] announced it is extending the suspension of all eviction proceedings through March 31, 2009 as the company implements the Home Affordable Refinance and Home Affordable Modification initiatives as part of the Obama Administration's Making Home Affordable program...
More On Loan Modification Firms Hiring Attorneys To Service Its "Clients"
Posted on March 08, 2009In Eugene, Oregon, a recent article in The Register Guard contained this excerpt on an out-of-state loan modification firm that reportedly employs attorneys to provide services to homeowner-clients seeking to restructure their home mortgage payments:[C]raig Cooper is the Lane County representative of Choice Loan Consulting, which is headquartered in Arizona...
Marketing Firm Identifies Loan Modification Opportunities For Attorneys, Others
Posted on March 08, 2009A recent MarketWatch article describes one company's marketing activities designed to drum up loan modification business for its clients:Your lender refuses to grant relief from your costly mortgage, and you're desperate. Should you respond to any of the growing number of television ads, mailings or phone calls touting loan modifications? The marketers producing the ads represent a broad mix of
Use Of Power Of Attorney By Non-Lawyer Assisting Homeowner In Foreclosure Actions Does Not Insulate Against UPL Charges
Posted on March 08, 2009An Ohio court decision of the state Supreme Court addressing the issue of unauthorized practice of law ("UPL") described the activities of a non-attorney doing business as Kennedy, Katz & Rose and its approach in soliciting business with people facing foreclosure and other debt collection actions (case law links require free registration at FindLaw...
Lender Compliance With Central Florida Foreclosure Court Mediation Unknown As Understaffing Impedes Effective Monitoring
Posted on March 08, 2009In Central Florida, the Bradenton Herald reports:Three months after lenders were first required to offer meetings with local borrowers before foreclosing on their primary homes, no one ? not even the judge who mandated it ? knows how well lenders are complying...
NFL Cornerback, Pastor Accused In Alleged San Diego-Area Equity Stripping, Foreclosure Rescue Scam
Posted on March 07, 2009In San Diego, California, KGTV Channel 10 reports:A professional football player and a pastor are both accused of preying on San Diegans facing foreclosure, 10News reported. According to court records obtained by 10News, the player and pastor ran a foreclosure rescue scam with the player's mother...
Courts Obligated To Address Jurisdictional Issues Before Reaching Merits Of A Case
Posted on March 07, 2009A 2006 ruling of a New York appellate court serves as a reminder that a trial court's jurisdiction to entertain a dispute is a threshold matter and, accordingly, a trial court has the obligation to address this issue before proceeeding forward to rule on the merits of the case...
Judges Are Human, Too
Posted on March 07, 2009The following stories support the proposition that judges, like the rest of us, are human and that some of them are quite capable of getting into hot water.Pennsylvania: An unprecedented case of judicial corruption is unfolding in Pennsylvania. Several hundred families have filed a class-action lawsuit against two former judges who have pleaded guilty to taking bribes in return for placing youths
Colorado Regulator: Local Realtor Association Thwarting Attempts To Probe Mortgage Fraud
Posted on March 06, 2009Homeowners Bombard California State Bar With Complaints Against Attorneys Doing Loan Modifications; Calls Up To 1,000/Month, Says Official
Posted on March 06, 2009Orlando Loan Modification, Foreclosure Rescue Firm Shuts Down Amid State AG Probe, Reopens Under A Different Name
Posted on March 06, 2009Arizona Landlord In Foreclosure Leaves Tenants In Over A Dozen Buildings Under Threat Of Utilities Shutoffs, Lack Of Maintenance
Posted on March 06, 2009California Appeals Court Upholds Oakland's "Just Cause" Tenant Protection Law
Posted on March 06, 2009Foreclosure Defense Self-Help Seminar Upcoming In Downtown Miami
Posted on March 06, 2009In Miami, Florida, South Florida Caribbean News reports:Homeowners who are in any stage of foreclosure in Miami can now get the help they need during a FREE legal seminar designed to address homeowners? rights and the types of foreclosure defenses available to them...
Freddie Suspends Foreclosures On Mortgages Qualified For Obama Modification Plan; Will Enter Landlord Business; Halts Evictions Thru April 1
Posted on March 06, 2009In McLean, Virginia, Freddie Mac announced this week:.March 4 press release:Freddie Mac [...] announced it is suspending foreclosure sales on mortgages eligible for the Home Affordable Modification Program announced [...] as part of the Obama Administration?s Making Home Affordable plan...
Current, Former L.I. Local Municipal Officials Accused Of Swiping 4-Acre Parcel; Used Unlawful Tax Deed Scheme, Says Developer In Civil RICO Suit
Posted on March 06, 2009In Nassau County, Long Island, Newsday reports:A developer has filed a civil racketeering lawsuit against a dozen Freeport Village and former Nassau County officials, accusing them of conspiring to take by unlawful means a 4-acre parcel he owns. The suit claims that Freeport Mayor William Glacken and his brother-in-law, village attorney Harrison J...
Legal Bills Pile Up For BC Homeowner In Effort To Get Back Home Stolen From Out From Under Him
Posted on March 05, 2009Lenders Refusing To Bid At Foreclosure Sales Leaves Homeowners On The Hook For Housing Court Citations
Posted on March 05, 2009Ohio AG: Watch Out For Phony "Stimulus Vouchers" - Solicitations Containing The Words "Federal" & "Tax Benefits" - Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Posted on March 05, 2009Florida AG: 40+ Active Investigations Into Loan Modification, Foreclosure Rescue Firms
Posted on March 05, 2009Georgia Man Facing Foreclosure Charged With Commercial Gambling For Selling Raffle Tickets In Attempt To Sell Home
Posted on March 05, 2009Vegas Loan Modification Firm Shuts Down Amid Suspicions Of Unlicensed Practice Of Law
Posted on March 04, 2009Attorneys Incur License Suspensions For Fee Sharing, Other Violations In Arrangement With Loan Modification, Foreclosure Rescue Operator
Posted on March 04, 2009Suit Filed Against Firm That Allegedly Provides Advice To Homeowners In Connection With Walking Away From "Underwater" Homes
Posted on March 04, 2009Retirement Home Operator In Ch. 11 & Facing Foreclosure Now Hit With SEC Charges; Accused Of Deception In Sale Of Partial Interests To 1300+ Investors
Posted on March 04, 2009Calif. Widower Takes On MERS As Bankruptcy Judge Thwarts Foreclosure Attempt, Sanctions Attorney For Sloppy Motion; Homeowner Files Suit Seeking $1M+
Posted on March 03, 2009Scammer Sentenced For Hate Crime For Targeting Now-Deceased Elderly Alzheimer's Victim In Theft Of Home Equity
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