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In Brief: - Significant jail time can result from overseeing and directing unauthorized robo-signing activities. - Victims of unauthorized robo-signing include residential mortgage servicers, in addition to...more
A Florida man was recently sentenced to 26 years in prison for foreclosure and short sale fraud. John Lebron, 33, was convicted last week of setting up a complex scheme to buy and sell foreclosed houses, make money on each...more
The problematic practice of robosigning – whereby banks and other lenders improperly foreclosed on properties through formulaically processing foreclosure documents – has been much in the news over the past couple of years....more
On March 25, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry challenging the regulators’ response...more
Under Florida law, usury is defined as the willful and knowing charge or receipt of interest in excess of 18% per year for credit transactions involving less than $500,000 or between 25% and 45% per year in a credit...more
In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - CREDIT CARDS - PAYMENTS -...more
A Texas couple whose personal property was mistakenly scooped up in a foreclosure happening next door have yet to get their things back and were told by police that it doesn’t count as theft. ...more
One Palm Beach neighbor borrowed more than just a cup of sugar. When Nathalie Heil noticed that the house next door was empty after it foreclosed, she posted an online ad offering the property for rent. Heil found some...more
Topics In This Issue: - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - CREDIT CARDS - CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT - FEDERAL ISSUES - Excerpt From Federal Issues: FTC Settles Charges Related to Sale...more
As part of its ongoing efforts to combat mortgage fraud and other related financial crimes, on November 8, 2011, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed...more
Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • State Issues • Courts • Miscellany • Firm News • Mortgages • Banking • Litigation • Criminal Enforcement Action Excerpt from "Mortgages" HUD Issues...more
Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • Courts • Firm News • Miscellany • Mortgages • Banking • Litigation • E-Financial Services • Criminal Enforcement Action Federal Issues Federal Banking...more
Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • State Issues • Courts • Firm News • Miscellany • Mortgages • Litigation • Credit Cards • Criminal Enforcement Action Excerpt from "Federal Issues" Federal...more
Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • State Issues • Courts • Firm News • Miscellany • Mortgages • Banking • Consumer Finance • Litigation • E-Financial Services • Criminal Enforcement...more
Question: Is a mortgage lender that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a “financial institution” itself a “financial institution” for purposes of federal criminal bank fraud? Answer: No, according to the Ninth Circuit Court...more
On August 7, 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed new legislation affecting mortgages, Chapter 258 of the Acts of 2010, “An Act Relative to Mortgage Foreclosures” (the “Act.”) The earliest version of the Act was...more
Law enforcement officials have said that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and American International Group (AIG) are 4 of 26 companies subject to corporate fraud investigation by the FBI. The investigations come in...more
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