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Press release from the Federal Trade Commission: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, today announced Operation Loan Lies, a coordinated national law enforcement effort to crack down on mortgage modification scams. The operation involves 189 actions by 25 federal and state agencies against defendants who deceptively marketed foreclosure [...]

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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt action charging a deceptive mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification operation with violating a 2001 court order. Many homeowners paid the defendants up to $5,500 in advance and ultimately lost their homes to foreclosure. The FTC has asked the court to halt the unlawful practices, freeze [...]

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The Mortgage Assistance Relief Services rulemaking addresses the proliferation of loan modification and foreclosure rescue services in the current economy. The Federal Trade Commission has responded to the growth in these services with a substantial and sustained commitment to bringing law enforcement actions against those who make deceptive claims about these services to consumers in [...]

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