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  • State cracks down on two mortgage brokers

    Denver Business Journal - ... loans. Arzate faces $10,000 in fines. The Mortgage Broker Licensing Act, a set of four laws enacted in June 2007, beefed up regulations for brokers. The laws were passed in response to Colorado's high foreclosure rates and rampant mortgage fraud.
    2008-02-08 01:53:00
  • FBI: 25 Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme

    WBBM - CHICAGO (STNG) -- Twenty-five people have been charged in one of biggest mortgage fraud schemes ever prosecuted in the area, the FBI announced Friday. The suspects charged were named in three separate indictments returned Thursday by a federal grand ...
    2008-02-08 11:08:00
  • 25 people allegedly involved in mortgage scheme

    WLS - The Chicago office of the FBI is calling it one of the biggest mortgage fraud schemes ever prosecuted in the Chicago area: Twenty-five people face felonies including mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. The indictments claim that ...
    2008-02-08 03:47:00
  • 25 Indicted In Huge Mortgage Fraud Scheme - CBS2 Chicago

    25 Indicted In Huge Mortgage Fraud SchemeCBS2 Chicago, IL - 10 hours agoCHICAGO (CBS) ― Federal authorities have charged 25 people in what is considered one of the largest mortgage fraud schemes in Chicago area history. ...
    2008-02-08 10:33:20
  • Tax Tips: How long should I keep my tax records? - WalletPop

    Tax Tips: How long should I keep my tax records?WalletPop, VA - 9 hours agoThroughout the year, I recommend that you keep your pay stubs, mortgage statements, bank statements, home purchase and renovation receipts, ...
    2008-02-08 11:16:05
  • MLB Steroids Dealer Gets Probation - The Associated Press

    MLB Steroids Dealer Gets ProbationThe Associated Press - 9 hours agoRadomski's downfall began in February 2005 when a person charged with real estate fraud who had a baseball contact agreed to work undercover with the FBI in ...
    2008-02-08 11:50:51
  • Secret documents that hid Kilpatrick texts released - DetNews.com

    Secret documents that hid Kilpatrick texts releasedDetNews.com, MI - 9 hours agoIn one document that is part of the case file, a Fifth Third Bank official writes his superiors that they should approve a $237250 mortgage to Beatty, ...
    2008-02-08 11:58:50
  • Credit rating firms try to repair credibility - Inquirer.net

    Credit rating firms try to repair credibilityInquirer.net, Philippines - 7 hours agoMANILA, Philippines -- Under fire for their role in the US mortgage crisis, US-based credit rating groups Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service ...
    2008-02-08 01:06:15
  • Fitch Provides Updated Commentary on Mortgage Insurers - Business Wire (press release)

    Fitch Provides Updated Commentary on Mortgage InsurersBusiness Wire (press release), CA - 7 hours ago... from mortgage debt for those borrowers whose current estimated home values are below their current mortgage balances. Fraud has also played a key role. ...
    2008-02-08 01:19:58
  • Mortgage fraud spirals out of control - Financial Times

    Mortgage fraud spirals out of controlFinancial Times, UK - 6 hours agoBy Sharlene Goff and Daniel Thomas “Endemic” mortgage fraud on new homes has triggered a wave of repossessions and forced a widespread crackdown by ...
    2008-02-08 02:04:03
  • US SEC chief outlines busy year of rulemaking - Guardian Unlimited

    US SEC chief outlines busy year of rulemakingGuardian Unlimited, UK - 6 hours agoWork on insider trading, micro-cap fraud and investigations into firms and individuals involved in the subprime mortgage fallout were also near the top of ...
    2008-02-08 02:34:58
  • State cracks down on two mortgage brokers - Bizjournals.com

    State cracks down on two mortgage brokersBizjournals.com, NC - 6 hours ago... enacted in June 2007, beefed up regulations for brokers. The laws were passed in response to Colorado's high foreclosure rates and rampant mortgage fraud.
    2008-02-08 02:35:58
  • Colorado cracks down on mortgage brokers - Denver Post

    Colorado cracks down on mortgage brokersDenver Post, CO - 6 hours agoThe division asserts that Lee, a former stockbroker who was convicted of securities fraud, has been acting as an unregistered mortgage broker. ...
    2008-02-08 02:37:25
  • Kerviel jailed, broker questioned in SocGen probe - Guardian Unlimited

    Kerviel jailed, broker questioned in SocGen probeGuardian Unlimited, UK - 6 hours agoIf the investigation finds that others had a hand in Kerviel's illicit trades, prosecutors may have new grounds to press fraud charges. ...
    2008-02-08 02:56:31
  • Notice to Investors: The Rosen Law Firm Reminds Investors of Lead ... - Trading Markets (press release)

    Notice to Investors: The Rosen Law Firm Reminds Investors of Lead ...Trading Markets (press release), CA - 4 hours agoThe Rosen Law Firm has expertise in prosecuting investor securities litigation and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud. ...
    2008-02-08 04:13:54