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Written by Administrator on March 18th, 2012
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law(1) recently announced:The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) and pro bono counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Davis Polk) have filed their fourth lawsuit against a network of for-profit loan modification companies.The suit, Masheyeva v. Law Offices of David ...
Written by Administrator on March 10th, 2012
From the Office of the Oregon Attorney General:Attorney General John Kroger [] announced an agreement that resolves housing discrimination allegations against the owners and managers of a Southeast Portland apartment complex.***The Department of Justice received several complaints about housing discrimination from current and former tenants with families at Wah Mai ...
Written by Administrator on March 7th, 2012
From the Office of the Idaho Attorney General:A Utah law firm that files multi-plaintiff lawsuits against mortgage servicers has agreed to change how it solicits clients in Idaho, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said []. Wasden’s office reached a settlement agreement with Corvus Law Group, LLC, which maintains an office in ...
Written by Administrator on March 4th, 2012
Corvus Law Group, LLC, Post Falls, Idaho, a law firm that files multi-plaintiff lawsuits against mortgage servicers, has agreed to change how it solicits clients in Idaho.  Mortgage Fraud Blog - Perp Walk
Written by Administrator on February 1st, 2012
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania):Bonnie Sweeten, 40, of Pennsylvania, was sentenced [] to 100 months in prison for fraud schemes in which she stole in excess of $ 600,000 from her employer and family members. Sweeten pleaded guilty June 21, 2011 to wire fraud and ...
Written by Administrator on January 28th, 2012
In Orlando, Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reports:The Florida Bar is investigating practices by the KEL law firm that may have played a role in it being bilked out of more than $ 285,000 in a high-tech flim-flam, the Bar confirmed this week.Staff investigators are looking at whether the Orlando ...
Written by Administrator on November 18th, 2011
In Buffalo, New York, The Buffalo News reports:Steven J. Baum PC has suffered another blow, as Fannie Mae joined Freddie Mac in barring the Amherst law firm from getting any new foreclosure or other legal business from lenders servicing mortgages for the giant federally backed company. According to an updated ...