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Supreme Court of Rhode Island Upholds the MERS Business Model and MERS Authority to...
Reston, Virginia - January 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Supreme Court of Rhode Island held in Mruk vs. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (MERS) et al. that MERS’ business model with MERS...
Eastern California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Eastern California real estate investor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Eastern California, the Department of...
Rep. Ellison Statement on Expiration of Unemployment Insurance
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today as unemployment insurance expires for 1.3 million Americans:
West Virginia Joins 41 States, Territories Urging Congress To Extend The Mortgage Forgiveness Tax...
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced that West Virginia has joined 41 other states and territories in sending a letter today urging Congress to extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act through at least 2014 in order to continue to he...
Christie Administration Commits $7.2 Million in Federal Sandy Recovery Funds to Two Public Housing...
Trenton, NJ - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III today joined New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta in ...
Attorney General Olens Part of $2.1 Billion Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Ocwen
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion dollar joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Sam Olens, 48 additional states a...
Cummings, O’Malley, and Maryland Democrats Support the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
Baltimore, MD - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) was joined by Governor Martin O’Malley, and Congressmembers Steny Hoyer, Chris Van Hollen, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Donna Edwards, John Sarbanes, a...
Vermont Attorney General joins $2.1 billion national settlement with Ocwen Financial
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some Vermonters will benefit from settlement of a $2.1 billion national multistate-federal settlement with the fourth-largest mortgage servicer in the United States, Ocwen Financial Corporation...
Joint Release: AG Van Hollen and DFI Secretary Peter Bildsten Announce $2.1 Billion...
MADISON - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint, state-federal settlement with Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, 48 additio...
Attorney General DeWine Announces Ohio Ocwen Customers to Receive $37 Million as Part of...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio is part of the $2.1 billion multi-state settlement with the nation’s fourth largest mortgage servicer, Ocwen Financial Corporation of...
DeWine, 41 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Again Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
COLUMBUS, Ohio - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined Attorneys General from 41 States and Territories in urging Congress to once again pass legislation extending tax relief for distressed homeowners wh...
A.G. Schneiderman Announces National Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement With Mortgage Servicing Giant OCWEN Financial Services
NEW YORK - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement with mortgage servicing giant Ocwen Financial Services over alleged improprieties by the company and its subsidiaries related to mortg...
New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement with Ocwen Financial Corp. Over Alleged Mortgage Servicing Wrongs
TRENTON - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced today that New Jersey has joined a $2.1 billion, multi-state and federal settlement with Atlanta-based Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, O...
Washington AG Ferguson holds Ocwen accountable for mortgage servicing wrongs through joint state-federal settlement
SEATTLE - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 48 additional states and th...
AG Kilmartin Announces $2.1 Billion National Settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation for Abuses Over...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 48 additional attorneys general to announce a two billion dollar settlement with Ocw...
Attorney General Koster announces new mortgage settlement with Ocwen
Jefferson City, Mo. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced a settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing that will mean principal reductions for Missou...
Idahoans to Get $3.7 Million in Mortgage Principal Reductions from Ocwen Financial
(Boise) - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation will provide Idaho borrowers with an estimated $3.7 million in first lien mortgage principal reductions, under terms of a legal settlement, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden s...
Attorney General Bondi and OFR Commissioner Breakspear Announce $2.1 Billion State-Federal Settlement with Ocwen...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Bondi, 48 addition...
Ocwen to Provide $2.1 Billion in Relief to Homeowners in State-Federal Settlement Over Loan...
BOSTON - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The nation’s fourth largest mortgage servicer has agreed to provide Massachusetts homeowners with an estimated $80 million in principal reduction and cash payments to homeowners as part of a national s...
AG Gansler Recovers Additional $88 Million for Distressed Maryland Homeowners Victimized by Ocwen Mortgage...
Baltimore, MD - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 49 other state and territorial attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), today announced a $2.1 billion joint state-fede...
AG Gansler Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Struggling Homeowners
Baltimore, MD - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 42 state and territorial attorneys general, today urged Congress to extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act through at least 2014, in order to...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces $2.1 Billion Mortgage Settlement with Ocwen
SAN FRANCISCO - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a $2.1 billion multistate and federal settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen) over alleged mortgage serv...
AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins in $2.1B State-Federal Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Ocwen
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General George Jepsen, 48 additional states and ...
Attorney General Urges Congress to Again Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen is once again leading a national effort by state attorneys general who are urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or f...
News from NAR: Update on the Mortgage Debt Cancellation Tax Relief Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With NAR’s encouragement, champions of this valuable provision have introduced bi-partisan bills in both the House and Senate (H.R. 2994/S. 1187), to extend the provision for one or two years...
Acting Attorney General Announces Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse Arising From Sale of Over $10...
TRENTON - December 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Division of Law Director Christopher S. Porrino announced today that the State has filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and two of its a...
AG Gansler Settles Charges Against Maryland Firm Offering Mortgage Assistance Relief Services
Baltimore, MD - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his office's Consumer Protection Division reached a settlement agreement with Direct Financial Association, Inc., trading as Direct Financi...
Rep. Maloney Criticizes FHFA Proposal to Gradually Reduce Conforming Loan Limits
WASHINGTON, DC - December 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today criticized a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposal that could result in reduced access to mortgages for middle-class families. Maloney, the...
Deadline for AG’s Mortgage Settlement Fund Phase II is Dec. 31
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday encouraged Oklahomans who experienced foreclosure or mortgage issues due to mortgage company actions to apply for a second round of assistance from the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund.
McHose Bill Clears Assembly Panel; Urges Citizens to ‘Buy American’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A resolution sponsored by Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose urging New Jersey citizens to “Buy American” products moved out of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
