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AG gets federal grant to help fight mortgage fraud - Katu.com
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon’s Attorney General John Kroger won a federal grant to help prosecute mortgage fraud as part of his effort to help Oregonians stay in their homes, his office said Wednesday. Kroger said the grant will fund one new prosecutor ...
2009-09-23 05:41:00 -
Upper Marlboro Woman Charged in Mortgage Fraud - Washington Post
GREENBELT, Md. -- Federal prosecutors say a woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Fifty-two-year-old Cheryl Brooke of Upper Marlboro also had a preliminary forfeiture judgment of more than $2 ...
2009-09-23 05:34:00 -
Popping Bubbles Isn't as Easy as You Would Think - Huffington Post (blog)
Popping Bubbles Isn't as Easy as You Would ThinkHuffington Post (blog)The SEC under Bush could have stopped the ratings fraud but instead allowed the fraudsters to triple their leverage. Nothing was done and nothing has been ...
2009-09-26 09:25:44 -
Ponzi scheme, common sense and barefoot doctors - Tampa Tribune
Ponzi scheme, common sense and barefoot doctorsTampa TribuneCertainly, the recent sub-prime mortgage derivative crisis is a case in point, where stupidity and fraud were in abundance at all socio-economic levels. ...
2009-09-26 12:01:56 -
FBI: Help wanted on non-violent bank robberies - OregonLive.com
FBI: Help wanted on non-violent bank robberiesOregonLive.com... federal agency's gradual shift of resources away from strictly criminal cases to counterterrorism, national security and mortgage fraud investigations. ...
2009-09-26 12:33:34 -
Change of address: Universal Mortgage Inc. has relocated to prison - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Change of address: Universal Mortgage Inc. has relocated to prisonMinneapolis Star Tribune... caught the eye of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who, as of last week, has successfully prosecuted the major players in the mortgage fraud. ...and more »
2009-09-26 12:43:34 -
Harry Reid Blocks Acorn Probe - Gather.com
Harry Reid Blocks Acorn ProbeGather.comThe Review-Journal continues: "Here in Clark County, Registrar of Voters Larry Lomax said last year he saw 'rampant fraud in the 2000 to 3000 registrations ...and more »
2009-09-26 02:48:56 -
New Law Protects Renters from Eviction by Banks - American Chronicle
New Law Protects Renters from Eviction by BanksAmerican ChronicleIt soon became clear that Ridgecrest renters were victims of a statewide mortgage fraud scam involving convicted felon James McConville and his real estate ...
2009-09-26 07:56:45 -
How to protect yourself from fraud - WLFI.com
WLFI.comHow to protect yourself from fraudWLFI.comRokita said fraud aimed at seniors, faith-based fraud and mortgage fraud are the three most common cases in Indiana. He said this campaign is aimed to ...
2009-09-26 09:03:11 -
Tales from beyond the grave - Glens Falls Post-Star
Tales from beyond the graveGlens Falls Post-StarThe house featured a mahogany parlor, cherry bedroom suite, the first electric lights in Glens Falls and a mortgage payment that caused enough pressure to ...
2009-09-26 09:07:28 -
Conn. VA worker faces sentencing in bribery case - Danbury News-Times
HARTFORD, Conn.—A Connecticut-based supervisor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is facing sentencing for bribery and filing a false tax return. Kevin J. Malarney of Branford is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in ...
2009-09-26 10:28:00 -
The Fall House Hunt is here - Boston Globe
The Fall House Hunt, in the Boston Sunday Globe and Boston.com through Sept. 23, offers hundreds of new listings and advice for purchasing your next home. Keep checking back for live chats with real estate experts, buyer tips, and exclusive online ...
2009-09-21 08:54:00 -
Financial Questions and Answers - Daily Press
Q: I have a first mortgage for $304,000 and a second mortgage for $74,000, for a total of $378,000 in mortgage loans. I'm current on my payments, but I want to refinance. Unfortunately, my mortgages are not with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac . The value ...
2009-09-18 06:59:00 -
State veterans home loan rate lowered - Watertown Daily Times
JUNEAU -The Dodge County Veterans Service Officer Mark Grams announced the availability of mortgage loans at 5.25 percent interest rate with no funding fee for a qualifying state veteran's primary in-state residence. Wisconsin Department of Veterans ...
2009-09-21 12:28:00 -
Dems push expanded Community Reinvestment Act; deny Act's role in ... - The Citizen Online
Dems push expanded Community Reinvestment Act; deny Act's role in mortgage meltdown; GOP cites ACORN connection Dems push expanded Community Reinvestment Act; deny Act's role in mortgage meltdown; GOP cites ACORN connection Absolutely amazing. The ...
2009-09-20 05:34:00