|
Defendant
|
Plaintiff
|
Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
|
Case Title |
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Link to Story |
| American Foreclosure Specialists |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| American Modification Agency Inc., Salvatore Pane Jr. |
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo |
n.a. |
n.a. |
State claims false advertising on modifcation claims. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications061509.asp |
| ApplyLoanMod.com |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| Bank of America and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. |
United Law Group |
Superior Court of the State of California of Orange Central Justice Center |
n/a |
United Law Group filed suit against Countrywide and its parent, Bank of America. United claims that the banks sought to harm the company’s reputation with its clients in order to stall and mislead clients seeking mortage modifications. |
United Law Group v. Bank of America Corp. and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Defendants. |
No. 30-2009 00121999 |
27-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications062609.asp |
| Bobby John Herrera |
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard |
n.a. |
$80,541 |
5-year sentence over false claims. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications061509.asp |
| Bryan D’Antonio, The Rodis Law Group Inc., America’s Law Group Inc. and The Financial Group Inc. |
Federal Trade Commission |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Defendants allegedly violated a 2001 court order prohibiting the misrepresentation of material facts about goods or services. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications061509.asp |
| Cash VIP and Fernando Rios |
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Foreclosure rescue service allegedly didn’t provide services even though it collected up-front fees in violation of the Illinois Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureRescue051109.asp |
| Centurion Loss Mitigation Group and Carlos A. Gome |
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Foreclosure rescue service allegedly didn’t provide services even though it collected up-front fees in violation of the Illinois Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureRescue051109.asp |
| ClearHomeRelief |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| Consumer Loan Modification |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
n/a |
n/a |
Cease-and-desist order issued for providing modification services without licenses. |
n/a |
n/a |
10-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications042909.asp |
| Dinamica Financiera LLC, Soluciones Dinamicas, Inc., Valentin Benitez, Jose Mario Esquer, Rosa Esquer |
Federal Trade Commission |
U. S. District Court, C.D. Cal. |
n/a |
Suit alleges that defendants falsely promised delinquent Spanish-speaking borrowers that they would obtain mortgage loan modifications; temporary restraining order issued. |
Federal Trade Commission v. Dinamica Financiera LLC, a California limited liability company, Soluciones Dinamicas, Inc., a California corporation, Valentin Benitez, an individual, Jose Mario Esquer, an individual, and Rosa Esquer, an individual |
No. 09-CV-03554, File No. 082-3103 |
12-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications060309.asp |
| Federal Loan Modification Law Center LLC |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
n/a |
n/a |
Cease-and-desist order issued for providing modification services without licenses. |
n/a |
n/a |
10-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications042909.asp |
| Gateway Mortgage Modification LLC |
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Defendant alleged to have illegally collected fees for modifications when no modifications were done. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications060309.asp |
| HomeForeclosureFighter |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| Keep Your Property Inc., Centro De Prevencion Y Educacion Corazones Unidos H.I. Visida, Inc., CENTRO DE PREVENCION Y EDUCACION CORAZONES UNIDOS H.I. VISIDA, INC., d/b/a Keep Your Property; Economic Alliance Group, Inc., William R. Colon, and Carlos A. Hernandez |
Florida Attorney General |
Florida 17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County |
n/a |
Defendants allegedly charged up-front modification fees in violation of state law and told modification prospects to stop making mortgage payments but didn’t contact lenders. |
“Office of the Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. KEEP YOUR PROPERTY, INC., a Florida corporation, CENTRO DE PREVENCION Y EDUCACION CORAZONES UNIDOS H.I. VISIDA, INC., a Florida not for profit corporation d/b/a Keep Your Property; ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP, INC., a Florida not for profit corporation; WILLIAM R. COLON, Individually and as an officer/president of Keep Your Property, Inc., Centro De Prevencion Y Educacion Corazones Unidos H.I. Visida, Inc. and Economic Alliance Group, Inc. and CARLOS A. HERNANDEZ, Individually and as an officer/director of Keep Your Property, Inc., and as vice-president of Economic Alliance Group, Inc. |
n/a |
2-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications040709.asp |
| Mortgage Solutions Clearing House |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| n.a. |
Apply 2 Save Inc. |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court |
7800000 |
Modification firm files for bankruptcy liquidation. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications061509.asp |
| National Foreclosure Counseling Services Corp., Raymond Paulk and Robert V. Dallavia d/b/a National Foreclosure Counseling Services and American Foreclosure Counseling Center |
Florida Attorney General |
Florida 4th Judicial Circuit Court, Duval County |
n/a |
Defendant allegedly lured prospects with mailings that appeared to be from the government and charged $2,000 in upfront modification fees in violation of state law. |
State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Plaintiff, v. National Foreclosure Counseling Services Corp., Raymond Paulk and Robert V. Dallavia D/B/A National Foreclosure Counseling Services and American Foreclosure Counseling Center, Defendants |
n/a |
3-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications040709.asp |
| U.S. Loan Assistance Center |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
na |
na |
Cease-and-desist orders require company to halt unlicesnsed activity. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
| U.S. Mortgage Group Inc. |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Cease-and-desist order issued for not providing requested information about U.S. Mortgage Mod LLC. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications060309.asp |
| U.S. Settlement Services |
Pennsylvania Department of Banking |
n/a |
n/a |
Cease-and-desist order issued for providing modification services without licenses. |
n/a |
n/a |
10-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications042909.asp |
| Unknown firm |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
n/a |
Temporary restraining order issued against an unknown company pretending to be linked to the Making Homes Affordable Program. |
FTC v One or More Unknown Parties Misrepresenting Their Affiliation with the Making Homes Affordable Program |
No. 1:09-cv-00894, FTC File No. 0923147 |
15-May-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications052109.asp |
