A coalition of real estate related companies have launched an effort to stop a 1% home resale fee added to some new home developments being offered by a Manhattan based financial firm by sending a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. The effort was revealed during a news conference with reporters, which included the… Continue reading Housing Resale Fees Next Wall Street Rip-Off
Category: Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage Loan Fraud Declines
By Kevin Chiu Mortgage loan fraud has declined 25% since its peak in 2007, according to a survey conducted by Core Logic, a real estate research firm that monitors more than 3,000 local U.S. housing markets. The study was released on the heels of the largest Justice Department crackdown in history on perpetrators of mortgage… Continue reading Mortgage Loan Fraud Declines
Bank of America Charged in Home Loan Scheme
By Kevin Chiu A massive class action lawsuit has been filed against Bank of America by the Texas Housing Justice League, representing 15 mortgage holders charging the nation’s biggest bank with “a systematic home loan servicing scheme.” The lawsuit by the Texas Housing Justice League (THJL), a nonprofit may eventually involve thousands of Texas mortgage… Continue reading Bank of America Charged in Home Loan Scheme
Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Charges Record 1200 Perpetrators
By Mike Colpitts The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 1,200 perpetrators with mortgage fraud in a major nationwide crackdown involving more than $2.3-billion in losses, stemming from the real estate collapse leading to the foreclosure crisis. The sweep represents the largest crackdown yet by law enforcement against perpetrators of white collar crime in… Continue reading Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Charges Record 1200 Perpetrators