In Sarasota, Florida, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports:A year ago, the Florida Bar issued an ethics opinion that was a warning for every mortgage lawyer who helps lenders foreclose on Florida homes. It must have made many of them squirm a bit, but maybe not enough.By then, everyone paying even ...
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Written by Administrator on February 4th, 2012
Written by Administrator on January 28th, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi stood by the 50-state attorneys general settlement with the nation's biggest banks on Thursday as California and Delaware formally rejected the proposal she helped negotiate.Bondi said Floridians can't wait for foreclosure relief and that the draft ...
Written by Administrator on January 18th, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:Linda Sapp's reaction to her insurance bill was sticker shock: The annual premium doubled to $ 4,800, adding hundreds to her monthly mortgage payment. Her first thought: "There's no way I can afford my house."***In Boynton Beach, retiree Thomas Spatafora ...
Written by Administrator on January 16th, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:The Nevada attorney general calls signing another person's name on documents used to repossess a home "forgery" and a "scheme."Michigan's attorney general launched a criminal investigation that includes whether "falsified signatures" were used in foreclosure cases.But Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson ...
Written by Administrator on January 16th, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:The Nevada attorney general calls signing another person's name on documents used to repossess a home "forgery" and a "scheme."Michigan's attorney general launched a criminal investigation that includes whether "falsified signatures" were used in foreclosure cases.But Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson ...
Written by Administrator on January 10th, 2012
Avinie Maurice Bates, III, 41, Miramar, Florida; Jill Beth Newman Zuravel, 47, Boynton Beach, Florida; Alan Jay Nathan, 60, Boca Raton, Florida; Meredith Lelann King, 38, Destin, Florida; and Joann V. Walter, 56, Parkland, Florida, have been charged in a one-count indictment charging wire fraud, based on a mortgage-fraud scheme in Bay County, Florida.
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Written by Administrator on January 2nd, 2012
The Florida Bar has recently issued its quarterly gossip sheet, listing Florida attorneys that have recently received one or more forms of discipline.Among those making this quarter's hit parade for possibly playing fast and loose with the cash sitting in their client's trust account, or who otherwise suffered from 'sticky ...
