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Recognizing Mortgage Fraud

• October 25, 2018
• Thomas Adam
• Real Estate

Florida was recently ranked in a Core-Logic report as one of top three states in the country with a mortgage fraud risk. The other two states in the country with particularly high mortgage fraud rates include New Jersey and New York. Also according to the report, the risk of fraud in 2018 rose 10% as compared to 2017. In this current climate, Florida lenders must be particularly careful and proactive in preventing mortgage fraud. It helps to understand some of the important details about how mor[...]

Karma Comes to Mortgage Relief Scams

• June 15, 2015
• Thomas Adam
• Foreclosures

Taking advantage of distressed homeowners is reprehensible.  Recently, one group running mortgage relief scams got a taste of what it feels like to lose money when the Southern District of Florida, a federal court, entered a judgment totally over $27 million against a group of entities accused of ripping off homeowners. Mortgage Reilef Scam Background As we’ve discussed in earlier blogs, homeowners that have fallen behind on their mortgages do have options that range from defenses to foreclos[...]