Real Estate & Property Law

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...

FinCEN Releases Updated Mortgage Fraud Report
News release: "The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released an update to its November 2006 mortgage loan fraud assessment,...

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...

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...

Idea to Prevent Future Mortgage Fraud
The biggest problem I have found in addressing flawed mortgage originations is that when there is wrongdoing on the part of industry it is often perpetrated by mortgage brokers. Many mortgage brokers are honest, but others spurred on by the desire for sales commissions commit fraud when inducing people into deals...

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How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

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What to look for

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

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
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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

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
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