WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing “criminal actors” of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation’s housing crisis.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Three Sacramento-area attorneys have been arrested for running what prosecutors say was a loan modification scam that allegedly bilked homeowners out of thousands of dollars ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory on foreclosure rescue services and foreclosure-related loan modification ...

The U.S. Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) has announced that it has shut down additional online loan modification scams that prey on vulnerable ...

If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams are evolving faster than ever. From phishing tactics to impersonation of ...

If you're falling behind on your mortgage payments, an unexpected call from your mortgage company or a government agency offering relief may sound like exactly what the doctor ordered, especially if ...

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Discover the benefits and drawbacks of loan modification programs, eligibility requirements, and alternatives for struggling homeowners. Learn more today.

Beau Starr and his family must face the prospect that their home may be gone forever. I just got slapped with an auction date may 9th, two months away, Starr worriedly said. The family has lost $9,000 ...

Mortgage scam concept depicted by a figure of a house inside a steel trap. If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams ...