- Paul Kiesel | October 28, 2008 4:08 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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According to the Justice Department, San Joaquin Valley has been a hotbed for foreclosure modification scams, as cities like Stockton, Modesto and Merced top the foreclosure rankings among cities...
- Paul Kiesel | September 10, 2008 7:03 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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John McCain and Sarah Palin gave their opinions on the federal government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, yesterday, in the Wall Street Journal. Here are a few of the pair's stances: "The...
- Paul Kiesel | July 31, 2008 6:37 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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The New York State Commission of Investigations reported that the state's mortgage borrowers need more regulatory protection from predatory lenders, according to CNNMoney.com. Predatory mortgage...
- Paul Kiesel | June 17, 2008 1:50 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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Here are Barack Obama's and John McCain's plans for dealing with the mortgage crisis (according to each candidate's respective website):
Barack Obama wants to create a fund to help people refinance...
- Paul Kiesel | June 12, 2008 3:38 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has ordered more than two dozen of its field offices to stop probing some financial crimes in order to focus on a surge in subprime mortgage fraud, according to...
- Paul Kiesel | September 24, 2009 6:28 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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FYI: Here's a link to a blog I wrote a year ago that portends what's being described in the article below.
From Salon.com:
During the go-go years of the real estate bubble, shady mortgage brokers...
- Paul Kiesel | October 21, 2008 6:40 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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Here's an interesting New York Times article describing the problems the FBI has been having in handling mortgage fraud cases.
The FBI increased its efforts and resources over the spring to...
- Paul Kiesel | July 24, 2008 9:00 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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In 2007, mortgage brokers and loan officers received huge payouts by lenders like Countrywide, Bear Stearns and IndyMac to put unsuspecting borrowers into expensive loans (supbrime, ALT-A., etc.),...
- Paul Kiesel | July 16, 2008 6:41 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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CNN reports that the FBI is currently investigating IndyMac Bancorp for fraud. The federal government is likely looking into whether IndyMac committed fraud when it made home loans to subprime...
- Paul Kiesel | June 06, 2008 6:44 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey rejected the idea on Thursday of creating a national task forced to combat mortgage fraud. Mukasey made it clear that he saw mortgage fraud as a major contributor that is helping exacerbate (if it didn't help start) the housing crisis.