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  • States toughen laws on backgrounds of lenders

    Hattiesburg American - Concerned about mortgage fraud and predatory lending practices, many states have toughened their laws by requiring loan officers or originators to undergo extensive background checks and show proof of professional experience and training. Still ...
    2007-09-14 04:18:00
  • Indictments uncover Solon mortgage fraud

    WKYC - SOLON -- The problem of foreclosed houses and mortgage fraud has hit hard in one of our area's nicest neighborhoods. A house in Solon was the backdrop for the indictment of 26 people and business -- all allegedly skimming money, not paying taxes and ...
    2007-09-13 04:15:00
  • Mason prosecutes mortgage-fraud schemes in Solon worth $2.6 million

    Cleveland Plain Dealer - Solon - Sixteen people, including a cabdriver and a machine operator, are accused of mortgage fraud schemes that swindled $2.6 million from lenders and left four mini-mansions here in foreclosure. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason announced the ...
    2007-09-14 01:48:00
  • Sugar Land man sentenced in mortgage fraud case

    Houston Chronicle - A Sugar Land man who was convicted in what prosecutors say was a mortgage fraud scam was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday. Jurors on Tuesday convicted Fredrick Jordan Batts, 63, of engaging in criminal activity, a first-degree felony. He ...
    2007-09-13 05:12:00
  • Miami forms Mortgage Fraud Taskforce

    South Florida Business Journal - The Office of the Mayor of Miami-Dade County said it has formed the Mortgage Fraud Taskforce to cut down on deceitful mortgage practices and protect individuals and businesses from becoming victims. The task force is chaired by Glenn Theobald, chief ...
    2007-09-14 09:55:00
  • Akron man accused of participating in mortgage fraud scheme

    Akron Beacon Journal - An Akron man is among 16 people accused of mortgage fraud involving upscale homes in Solon. James R. Sims, 58, a loan officer and owner of Country Home Mortgage, is accused of participating in a scheme in which a Sandusky man fraudulently obtained a ...
    2007-09-14 11:49:00
  • Three companies face mortgage fraud charges (KHOU)

    Three companies, that advertised they could save homeowners from foreclosure, have been charged with operating an unlawful scam.
    2007-09-14 01:41:30
  • Man indicted on bank fraud charges (The Post and Courier)

    A federal grand jury in Charleston has indicted a Hanahan man on charges of bank fraud, the U.S. Attorney said Thursday. Raymond Barrineau, identified as a 58-year-old mortgage broker, is charged in a four-count indictment of embezzling construction loan proceeds for personal use from a tr...
    2007-09-13 09:58:14
  • Minnesota Builder Under Investigation For Mortgage Fraud (Builder Online)

    The FBI and state of Minnesota authorities are investigating mortgage fraud in the state, and while federal and state authorities would not refer to any builders by name, alleged wrongdoing by home builder Parish Marketing and Development Corp.
    2007-09-13 05:32:40
  • Indictments uncover Solon mortgage fraud (WKYC Cleveland)

    SOLON -- The problem of foreclosed houses and mortgage fraud has hit hard in one of our area's nicest neighborhoods.
    2007-09-13 04:24:45
  • Sugar Land man gets 25 years in mortgage fraud (Houston Chronicle)

    A Sugar Land man who was convicted in what prosecutors say was a mortgage fraud scam was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday.
    2007-09-13 10:52:07
  • Miami forms Mortgage Fraud Taskforce (BizJournals)

    The Office of the Mayor of Miami-Dade County said it has formed the Mortgage Fraud Taskforce to cut down on deceitful mortgage practices and protect individuals and businesses from becoming victims.
    2007-09-14 10:44:07
  • Merrill says debt investments will hurt results

    CNN Money - Latest Rates Active Companies Stock Price Increases Stock Price Decreases Earnings: Reports & Estimates Hot Stocks Stock Spotlight ... Wall Street bank said demand has weakened for a variety of products, especially investments that splice layers of mortgage ...
    2007-09-14 07:31:00
  • US STOCKS-Futures fall on credit worry in UK; data on tap

    Reuters - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) fell 2 percent to $58.51 and Bear Stearns Cos Inc (BSC.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) was off 1.2 percent to $113.40. Both companies are major underwriters of mortgage bonds. Continued
    2007-09-14 09:55:00
  • Wise hire wasn't very

    Denver Post - We will not allow mortgage companies to play fast and loose with our licensing requirements," said North Carolina's deputy commissioner of banks, Mark Pearce. Some of CFIC's independent brokers told me the company has frozen the bank ...
    2007-09-14 09:19:00