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FBI Investigates Suprime Mortgage Fraud
The FBI is investigating 14 unidentified companies for fraud in the subprime mortgage markets, including accounting fraud and insider trading. Since the 1990s, th eFBI has investigated mortgage fraud in the primary real estate market...

Mortgage Fraud Surges: Report
Mortgage fraud reached a new high in 2008, according to the FraudBlogger index published by MortgageDaily.com, during which time more than $5 billion in mortgage fraud cases were tracked...

The Magical Mystery Mortgage: Loans Gone Wild
This site has had some fabulous posts about mortgage fees in Chapter 13 and mortgage services fraud. This is a short story about mortgage fees or funky interest rates, or perhaps just plain old fraud, in the context of the...

The genesis of a mortgage fraud hotspot
Dealbreaker's essential Opening Bell yesterday included the following note about the connection between the state of Florida and mortgage fraud: Florida tops 1Q mortgage fraud list (AP) This is not surprising...

Cleveland-Area Mortgage Fraud Task Force Bags Five Suspects Accused Of Scam Involving 18 Homes, All Ending Up In Foreclosure; One Victimized By Arson
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: A Beachwood businessman and four other men were arrested Thursday and indicted in U.S. District Court as part of a wide-ranging mortgage fraud investigation...

FBI: Mortgage Fraud on the Rise
Mortgage fraud is on the rise in the U.S., with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) receiving more than 46,000 "Suspicious Activity Reports" involving mortgage fraud in 2007 -- compared to 35,617 reports in 2006, and 6,936 in 2003...

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Home Mortgages
What to look for

How to Skirt H-1B Regulations
Senator reacts to YouTube video

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

H&R Block Retirement Plan Fraud
How to Join Class Action Suit

National City Mortgage
$4.6 million payout resolves mortgage suit.

SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Alleged HAMP Breach of Contract
SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Mortgage Restructuring

Hedge Funds
alleging companies involved in mortgage fraud.

Federal National Mortgage Association
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action
Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.