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• FBI: Housing scams more than double

  USA Today - WASHINGTON — Federal mortgage fraud convictions have more than doubled in the past year, and the FBI expects a growth in foreclosure scams as the crisis over substandard, high-interest home loans escalates. Foreclosure rates for these mortgages ...
  2008-01-12 03:58:00

• Where have you gone, George Bailey?

  Boston Globe - But even leaving aside various sorts of fraud and chicanery that have subverted mortgage securitization, especially in the subprime sector, the basic idea was flawed. Risks of default that were supposed to be random turned out to be anything but ...
  2008-01-13 10:23:00

• 'How to Ruin Your Life' author sentenced in mortgage scheme

  Minneapolis Star Tribune - Two more people convicted of a fraud scheme run through LHS Mortgage in Burnsville were sentenced this week in a St. Paul federal court. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Jill Lehn, 40, of Prior Lake, to two years in prison and three ...
  2008-01-10 03:53:00

• Adjustable loans spur new worries

  Los Angeles Times - This is a stated income crisis," said Robert Simpson, chief executive of Investors Mortgage Asset Recovery Co. in Irvine, which works with lenders, insurers and investors to recover losses related to mortgage fraud. Option ARMs present borrowers with ...
  2008-01-13 06:05:00

• Public safety: Two women critically injured in house fire - Kansas City Star

  Public safety: Two women critically injured in house fireKansas City Star, MO - 2 hours ago18 for three Leawood women accused in an alleged $7.7 million mortgage fraud scheme. Doris C. Toledo, 67, and her daughters, Sonia Toledo, 39, ...
  2008-01-13 08:34:03

• FBI: Housing scams more than double - USA Today

  FBI: Housing scams more than doubleUSA Today - 2 hours agoBy Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Federal mortgage fraud convictions have more than doubled in the past year, and the FBI expects a growth in ...
  2008-01-13 08:45:15

• Coming to a State Near You? - WebCPA

  Coming to a State Near You?WebCPA, NY - 1 hour agoAs a sidebar to this mess, it’s interesting to note that mortgage fraud – a statistic, that includes false statements by borrowers on applications has ...
  2008-01-13 09:08:09

• A Better Watchdog - Washington Post

  A Better WatchdogWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoAMONG THE many ramifications of the subprime mortgage crisis, one of the most striking has been the relative increase in the importance of Fannie Mae and ...
  2008-01-13 09:38:32

• Broker specializes in big-deal bargains - The News-Press

  Broker specializes in big-deal bargainsThe News-Press, FL - 29 minutes ago... fraud committed against unsuspecting borrowers who were unaware of the end-obligation for repayment of their mortgage a few years after the closing. ...
  2008-01-13 10:23:33

• Public safety: Two women critically injured in house fire (The Kansas City Star)

  A fire Sunday morning at a house in the 3900 block of Circle Drive critically injured two women. When firefighters arrived shortly after 8 a.m., heavy smoke poured from the house. A 54-year-old man and his 55-year-old sister escaped and told firefighters that a 40-year-old woman visiting for the weekend remained inside.
  2008-01-13 08:37:53

• FBI: Housing scams more than double (USA Today)

  Federal mortgage fraud convictions have more than doubled in the past year, and the FBI expects a growth in foreclosure scams as the crisis over substandard, high-interest home loans escalates.
  2008-01-13 08:41:29

• What's on legislators' agendas this year (East Valley Tribune)

  The Tribune asked East Valley lawmakers to tell us what they hope to accomplish this session, including their top issues and important bills they might introduce.
  2008-01-13 08:51:33

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  2008-01-13 09:05:14

• New laws ramp up regulations on subprime loans (BizJournals)

  North Carolina has stepped into 2008 with a pair of new laws aimed at tighter regulation of the state's $70 billion-plus home-mortgage industry.
  2008-01-13 09:54:42

• Woods builds reputation as a 'fighter and not a settler' (BizJournals)

  It's tough to beat the rap in federal court: 95 percent of defendants plead guilty to federal charges, and those who go to trial don't fare much better.
  2008-01-13 10:12:13

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