|
Defendant
|
Plaintiff
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Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
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Case Title
|
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Link to Story |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, LLP; Anz & Associates, PLC; Venture Legal Support, PLC, LegalTurn, Inc., also known as Legal Turn, Inc.; Federal Loan Modification, LLC; Federal Loan Modifications, SBSC Corporation, also doing business as Federal Loan Modification, Nabile “Bill” Anz; Boaz Minitzer; Jeffrey Broughton, Steven Oscherowitz, Legal Turn, LLC, MGO Capital |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California |
n/a |
Defendants allegedly violated FTC Act by promising loan modifications they didn’t deliver and representing that they were affiliated with the Federal government. |
Federal Trade Commission v. Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP et al. |
SA-CV-09-401-CJC (MLGx) |
3-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications040709.asp |
| Goldstar Home Mortgage LLC |
Missouri Attorney General |
n/a |
n/a |
Lawsuit alleges direct-mail letters appeared to be from borrowers’ own lenders. |
n/a |
n/a |
20-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitsMo042009.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 |
| Oxford Lending Group LLC |
Missouri Attorney General |
n/a |
n/a |
Lawsuit alleges direct-mail letters appeared to be from HUD. |
n/a |
n/a |
20-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitsMo042009.asp |
| Thomas Ryan, bailout.hud-gov.us and bailout.dohgov.us |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
n/a |
Amened complaint filed against defendant that allegedly promoted that their services were associated with the Federal government. |
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Thomas Ryan, 1078 Buckingham Lane Newport Beach, CA 92660, Defendant |
Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00535-HHK, FTC File No. 092 3116 |
6-Apr-2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/Modifications040709.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 |
