by Moe Bedard
~ Situation likened to a “state of emergency” ~
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that he has sent a letter to several state agencies and associations, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Office of Financial Regulation, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Florida Bar, calling for a [...]
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by Moe Bedard
The Florida Bar’s Ethics Hotline recently has received numerous calls from lawyers who have been contacted by non-lawyers seeking to set up an arrangement in which the lawyers are involved in loan modifications, short sales, and other foreclosure-related rescue services on behalf of distressed homeowners.
These non-lawyers include mortgage brokers, financial management advisors, foreclosure “consultants” and [...]
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