Apr 26th 2011 4:12PM
What happens when you refinance your mortgage, but the mortgage broker doesn't pay off the first loan? Just ask Keon Williams of Milwaukee. Williams came home one day to find the locks on his home changed. Now he and his attorney are fighting to keep Harris Bank -- which acquired the one-story bungalow at a sheriff's sale... Continue Reading »
Mar 23rd 2011 3:06PM
What happens when you're the last one to hear about your own foreclosure? If a mortgage lender can't find you at your last known address in order to personally serve you with a notice of default on your mortgage, it can put out an ad, called a "legal notice" in the local paper and notify you that way of its intent to... Continue Reading »
Jul 22nd 2010 1:01PM
While you're likely to still hear about mortgage fraud cases on the rise, the actual trend for new mortgage fraud is down 25 percent. According to the 2010 CoreLogic Fraud Index, the mortgage fraud cases making it to the courts today primarily happened between 2006 and 2009. In fact, CoreLogic estimates that $14 billion... Continue Reading »
