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FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
The FBI also lists Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as other areas significantly affected by mortgage fraud. The report identifies the most common scam as “illegal property flipping.” In extreme instances, perpetrators may sell the home or secure a second loan without the homeowners’ knowledge, stripping the property’s equity for personal enrichment.” More states are enacting legislation to protect homeowners against such fraud, and justifiably so. The FBI recently came out with its 2006 Mortgage Fraud Report , which somewhat anticlimactically concludes that there is “a strong correlation between mortgage fraud and loans which result in default or foreclosure.”
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
Here’s what the major presidential candidates have to say about the growing foreclosure epidemic: Democrats The three main Democratic presidential candidates — Clinton, Obama and Edwards —have made various proposals for modest reform, including setting up a federal fund to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and providing borrowers with counseling, along with laws to ban predatory lending policies. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
And most importantly, the steady stream of foreclosures will continue for the foreseeable future, presenting plenty of opportunity for investors to get involved, helping to alleviate the fears of distressed homeowners facing uncertain financial consequences and almost certain foreclosure. Posted 04-15-2008 12:30 PM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends Comments
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  • FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
    The FBI also lists Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as other areas significantly affected by mortgage fraud. The report identifies the most common scam as “illegal property flipping.” In extreme instances, perpetrators may sell the home or secure a second loan without the homeowners’ knowledge, stripping the property’s equity for personal enrichment.” More states are enacting legislation to protect homeowners against such fraud, and justifiably so. The FBI recently came out with its 2006 Mortgage Fraud Report , which somewhat anticlimactically concludes that there is “a strong correlation between mortgage fraud and loans which result in default or foreclosure.”
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
    And most importantly, the steady stream of foreclosures will continue for the foreseeable future, presenting plenty of opportunity for investors to get involved, helping to alleviate the fears of distressed homeowners facing uncertain financial consequences and almost certain foreclosure. Posted 04-15-2008 12:30 PM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends Comments
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
    Here’s what the major presidential candidates have to say about the growing foreclosure epidemic: Democrats The three main Democratic presidential candidates — Clinton, Obama and Edwards —have made various proposals for modest reform, including setting up a federal fund to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and providing borrowers with counseling, along with laws to ban predatory lending policies. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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