Homeowner Scams

The American Dream Sometimes Turns Into The American Scheme

(Source: MartinezPatch) – By Jim CaroompasEditor’s Note: This is the first in what will be a series of stories called Dispatches From The American Dream, where we take a look at the changing face of the American Dream in Martinez. [...]


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FBI Investigating Home-Loan Frauds

(Source: Colin Campbell, Press TV, Washington) – But the FBI is saying that isn’t the case for all realtors. In fact, crimes involving mortgages are on the rise. Mortgage and investment schemes targeting troubled U.S. homeowners jumped in 2010 and [...]


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Beware Loan Mod Fraud

(Source: NBC Bay Area News) – Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and other  prosecutors around the state warned the public Tuesday to watch out for loan  modification frauds that prey on distressed homeowners, including scams that  target Latino homeowners.


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Homeowners Receive False Foreclosure Notes

(Source: Albert Lea Tribune) – Homeowners experiencing troubles with mortgage lenders after their monthly mortgage payments are modified are common in Minnesota.


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U.S. Attorney Accuses 27 in South Florida of Mortgage Fraud

(Source: The Miami Herald By TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA) – Four separate indictments were unsealed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami accusing 27 people in various mortgage fraud schemes against banks and South Florida homeowners.


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Mortgage Audit Scams Target Homeowners

HOUSTON (Source: KTRK) – Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage may be seeing new offers that promise to bring them thousands of dollars.


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BBB Warns of Mortgage Scams

(Source: Fox 8 Live) – Foreclosures are on the rise in Louisiana and so are the number of scams targeting troubled homeowners. In the past month, at least a dozen consumers have contacted the FOX 8 Defenders reporting mortgage help [...]


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Scammers Always Seem to Make a Buck in Tough Times

(Source: Akron By Tom Kelly) – Crooks are always looking for a new wrinkle, and short-sale scams are quickly moving to the top of the fraud world.


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Free Legal Clinic On Loan Modification Fraud In The Central Valley

LOS ANGELES (Source: Asian Journals) – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, and Fresno Center for New Americans, will provide a free legal clinic on pre- and post-foreclosure rights and [...]


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Homeowners Warned to Beware Housing-Rental Scams

(Source: Arizona Central by Emily Holden) – Homeowners considering renting out their homes during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game week in Phoenix should be wary, according to the state Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Real Estate.


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