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Court Grants Emergency Request to Halt Jacksonville Foreclosure Rescue Company’s Up-Front Fees

by Moe Bedard

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has obtained a court order temporarily prohibiting a Jacksonville company from charging up-front fees for foreclosure-related rescue services. According to the order issued by the Duval County Circuit Court, National Foreclosure Counseling Services Corp. is barred from charging homeowners any fee in advance for providing [...]

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Missouri Attorney General Sues Anaheim, CA. Loan Modification Firm, US Foreclosure Relief

by Moe Bedard

Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster today filed suit against a California company that defrauded Missourians looking for help avoiding mortgage foreclosure. Koster said the company, US Foreclosure Relief, took money from victims but did not provide any help.
“Unfortunately, these tough economic times have brought out opportunists who prey on people at some [...]

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Attorney generals across the nation take up the cause of housing rescue

by Moe Bedard

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — While Congress has talked for a year about a federal response to the foreclosure crisis, attorney generals have been busy helping troubled homeowners at the state level.
AGs are filing lawsuits, lobbying legislatures for tougher mortgage lender laws, and partnering with mortgage servicers, and community development groups to help rescue homeowners from [...]

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Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Falling Short of Need, Miller Says

by Moe Bedard

Industry measures to keep homeowners out of foreclosure are barely keeping pace with the rising rate of homeowners in trouble, according to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and other state officials. “The number of borrowers in loss mitigation has increased,” Miller said, “but the gains have been matched by an increasing level of delinquent loans.”
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