The Better Business Bureau of Western Virginia reported that area consumers have been scammed by loan modification companies offering services in direct violation of FTC regulations. It was reported ...

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What is a loan modification? A mortgage loan modification is a relief option designed for borrowers experiencing long-term financial hardships that make it impossible for them to keep up with payments ...

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions has issued a warning to consumers regarding another unlicensed loan modification operation promoted by a California law firm, Kramer & Kaslow, ...

On July 23, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued an announcement, entitled “CFPB, FTC and States Announce Sweep Against ...

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has filed a $60 million lawsuit against a pair of Sacramento, Calif.-based companies that lured desperate homeowners with a deceptive marketing scheme ...

A teenager who had been missing for about a month has been rescued by the FBI and the accused captor has been arrested. Judge sets $100,000 bail for man accused of damaging Chihuly Garden and Glass A ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Foreclosure rescue companies and loan modification firms, many of which have been accused of taking money from desperate homeowners and doing little for them, will no ...

One thing I've learned about many loan modification companies is that they will take your credit score, and crush it. Some will tell their customers to stop paying their mortgage. The thought is a ...

The Commonwealth has reached settlements with two mortgage loan modification companies, accused of illegally charging advance fees to clients seeking foreclosure rescue services. Attorney General Ken ...

A loan modification is a long-term mortgage relief option for borrowers experiencing financial hardship, such as loss of income due to illness. A modification typically changes the loan’s rate, term ...