Defendant
|
Plaintiff
|
Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
|
Case Title |
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Link to Story |
Bank of America |
Anthony Soper, April Soper |
Washington Western District Court |
n/a |
Plaintiffs allege breach of contract in connection with denial of a loan modification. |
Soper et al. v. Bank of America NA et al. |
2:2010cv01194 |
7/22/10 |
https://www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications092810.asp |
Federal Loan Modification Law Center LLP, Steven Oscherowitz |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court, Central District of California |
$11,500,000 |
“Settled allegations that advertised a “”federal loan modification program,”” charged up-front fees of up to $3,000 and failed to meet the promises made. |
Federal Trade Commission v. Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP |
SA-CV-09-401-CJC |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Home Assure, LLC |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Tampa) |
$2,400,000 |
FTC settlement requires return of up-front fees of between $1,500 and $2,500. Defendant must stop providing loan modification services. |
Federal Trade Commission v. Home Assure, LLC |
8:09-cv-547-T-23TBM |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Hope Now Modifications LLC, Salvatore Puglia and Nicholas Puglia |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey |
$5,300,000 |
Settled allegations that falsely claimed they could obtain loan modifications in virtually all cases and would provide refunds if they failed. |
Federal Trade Commission v. Hope Now Modifications, LLC |
[FTC File No. 092 3079] |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Loss Mitigation Services Inc., Dean Shafer, Marion Anthony “Tony” Perry, Bernadette Perry |
Federal Trade Commission |
U.S. District Court, Central District of California |
$6,200,000 |
Settlement resolved allegations that the defendants falsely promised modifications for advance fees |
Federal Trade Commission v. Loss Mitigation Services, Inc. |
09-cv-800 |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Bank of America |
na |
U.S. District Court in Arizona |
n/a |
Defendant allegedly finds it more profitable to deny HAMP modifications than complete them. Class action certification sought. |
Soper et al. v. Bank of America NA et al. |
2:2010cv01194 |
7/22/10 |
https://www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications092810.asp |
Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP |
State of Wisconsin |
n/a |
$574,000 |
Default judgment was obtained. |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Aurora Loan Services LLC |
Mauder and Alice Chao; DeOgeneso and Glorina Palugod |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
$100,000,000 |
Class action by borrowers who paid a loan rescue company based on promises of loan modifications they never received. |
Mauder and Alice Chao et al. v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC |
5:2010cv03383 |
8/2/10 |
https://www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications092810.asp |
Hope Now Modifications LLC, Hope Now Financial Services Corp. |
State of New Jersey |
Superior Court -Camden County New Jersey |
$5,000,000 |
Judgment obtained against defendant. |
Dow v. Hope Now Financial Services Corp. |
CAM-C-36-09 |
6/28/10 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
Global Equity Solutions, Hope Now Financial Services Corp. |
Florida Office of Financial Regulation |
na |
$298,750 |
Search warrant executed. 250 clients paid at least $1,195 each. |
na |
na |
na |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
American Mortgage Counseling, Santiago Pineda |
Denver County |
n/a |
n/a |
Defendant Pineda charged with multiple counts of thefts and accused of stealing thousands of dollars from delinquent borrowers as he promised to refinance and renegotiate their mortgages and stop foreclosure. |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModFirms092810.asp |
United First, Inc.; MW Roth, PLC; Paul Noe; Mitchell Roth |
People of the State of California |
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles |
$1,100,000 |
Judgment obtained in case where attorney accused of filing frivolous and phony lawsuits. |
People v. United First, Inc. |
BC 417194 |
8/12/10 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms092210.asp |