Loan Modification, Short Sale & Mortgage Relief Fraud Information
The California Association of Realtors' (C.A.R.) web site with info on Short Sales
The CALHFA (California Housing Finance Authority) Keep Your Home Program. See the U.S. Treasury Press Release of 9/29/10 Obama Administration provides update on Hardest Hit Fund Program for California.
See on YOU TUBE Representative Alan Grayson explain the Foreclosure Fraud Crisis
- Fraud Warning regarding Lawsuit Marketers requesting Upfront Fees for so-called "Mass Joinder" or Class Litigation promising Extraordinary Home Mortgage Relief (March 2011)
- Consumer Alert: What You Can Do to Protect Yourself from Getting Ripped Off in Real Estate and Home Loan Relief Scams
(February 2011) - New Federal Rule Outlaws Advance Fees and False Claims, and Requires Clear Disclosures, Regarding Mortgage Assistance Relief (including Loan Modification, Short Sale, and Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure) Services
(February 2011) - Fraud Warnings Ca DRE 03-2009 (Please look at end for a list of contacts.)
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FTC MARS rule: Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule: A Compliance Guide for Lawyers
- Department of Real Estate Q & A on Senate Bill 94 (Which forbids Upfront or Advance Fees for Residential Loan Modification and Mortgage Forbearance Services)