Real Estate & Property Law

Some loan modification programs may cost you
In part because of the work of state attorneys general in cracking down on fraud in the mortgage industry, more mortgage providers are offering loan modification programs for their customers to help them keep their homes...

LPS Rolls Out Mass Loan Mod Solution
Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS: 20.41 -5.03%) said Wednesday morning that it’s the latest mortgage industry services provider to roll out an end-to-end loan modification platform...

Unlicensed practice of osteopathy
A new UK case shows the dangers of unlicensed practice of medicine....

Streamlined Modification Program (SMP)
The Federal Home Loan Agency– regulators of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and federal home loan banks– announced a streamlined loan modification program designed to prevent “preventable foreclosures”...

Ocwen Touts Solid Success in Load Mod Performance
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Ocwen Financial Corporation (OCN: 8.30 +0.73%) said Thursday that it is seeing “solid success” with its own loan modification program. Touting a technology-based, loan-by-loan approach to modification, Ocwen said at the six-month mark, the 60-day delinquency rate on its modified loans stands at 24...

Citigroup Joins the Club, Offers Aggressive Loan Modification Plan
Citigroup Inc. (C: 10.80 -3.66%) joined the ranks of financial institutions offering enhanced loan modification programs on Tuesday, when it announced its initiatives to “proactively help potential at-risk borrowers” with a program that will halt certain foreclosures, reduce monthly payments and cut interest rates to as low as 1 percent for up to 2 years...

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

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Canadian Agency to Issue Warning

Wells Fargo Faces Loan Discrimination Class Action
Wells Fargo Faces Loan Discrimination Class Action

Charter Cable
Faces Class Action for Unlicensed Workers

Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services
Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services