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Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Federal ...
A 10-year interest only mortgage product, recasting to a 20-year amortization schedule (after ten years of interest-only payments) could see a payment increase of up to $600 on a balance of 330K. Negative amortization mortgage: no payment jump either until 5 years OR the balance grows 15% (depending on the product) higher than the original amount.
Detectives probing the death of a 96-year-old California woman nearly two years ago have uncovered she was the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire and reverse-mortgage scam that sought to gain ...
The Federal Trade Commission has mailed refund checks to 1,410 consumers swindled by Home Assure LLC, a mortgage relief scam that charged consumers an upfront fee to save their homes from ...
Reverse mortgages received fewer complaints than any other mortgage product. Among a total of 32,000 consumer complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2021, only approximately 300 of those complaints — under 1% — had to do with reverse mortgage loans.
Predatory lending refers to unethical practices conducted by lending organizations during a loan origination process that are unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent. While there are no internationally agreed legal definitions for predatory lending, a 2006 audit report from the office of inspector general of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) broadly defines predatory lending as ...
Sure, all mortgage scams are sleazy, but this one seems particularly evil.According to a story in a recent newsletter put out by Identity Theft 911, a company aimed at helping individuals and ...
Mortgage elimination is a type of mortgage fraud in the United States.In this scam, the promoter first convinces a mortgage holder that the debt that has been contracted is invalid or legally unenforceable, usually due to a combination of alleged technicalities in the note, deed of trust, or other loan documentation signed; the promoters often link their rationale for debt elimination to ...