Over at the Huffington Post they're still talking about "rampant foreclosure fraud." But I was always skeptical of claims banks were stealing houses from innocent homeowners. One big problem with that ...

If someone guarantees he can stop a home foreclosure, it's probably fraud. Take it as a red flag if that person wants to charge upfront fees and pressure you to sign paperwork or make payments to him.

This week, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sued five of the biggest banks in the country – including Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo – for alleged foreclosure fraud. As the New ...

It’s time to put the perps of this scandal in jail. Yves Smith, Bill Black, and Mike Konczal have already done yeoman’s work in seeking to explain the lender fraud scandal in the securitized mortgage ...

On December 9, 2011, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, of Pompano Beach, FL, on one count of conspiracy, three counts of mail ...

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Five of the largest banks in the United States and government authorities in all 50 states have reached an agreement about how to settle a massive investigation into flawed and fraudulent foreclosure ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a court action on Thursday to stop foreclosure fraud. Bondi filed the action to stop a group of non-lawyers from operating an illegitimate foreclosure defense and loan ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 74-year-old Kansas woman who helped defraud people facing foreclosure on their homes has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Ruby Price ...

Infamous Manhattan landlord Steve Croman has been hit with new foreclosure cases connected to 11 properties. Loan principals ...

Data shows mortgage fraud is increasing, so it is important to know what is considered to be mortgage fraud and how to avoid common schemes and scams.