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H.B. man arrested in mortgage fraud case
Federal authorities arrested five people Wednesday who were allegedly involved in an Orange County-based "builder bailout" mortgage fraud scheme, including one defendant from Huntington Beach, according to a press release by the Department of Justice....Tags: Defendants, Glen Burnie, Fannie Mae, Trials, Prosecution
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Bohr, Cathay Bank reach confidential settlement
Huntington Beach City Councilman Keith Bohr, who for months was tangled up with financial difficulties, including a bankruptcy, a lawsuit by a lender and an attempted foreclosure on his house, seems to be getting his finances in order, according to...Tags: Litigation, Wells Fargo & Co., File Sharing, Finance, Bankruptcy
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Bohr grapples with bankruptcy, home foreclosure
Huntington Beach City Councilman Keith Bohr appears to be mired in financial difficulties that include an attempted foreclosure on his house, a bankruptcy filed for a downtown-based company he co-owns, and a lawsuit by a lender asking him to pay millions....Tags: Foreclosures, Human Interest, Lawyers, Finance, Politics
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Councilman, bank ordered to mediation
A federal court has ordered Councilman Keith Bohr and his wife, Elizabeth Propp, to settlement proceedings after their home loan lendor, Wells Fargo, filed a motion to dismiss the couple's lawsuit against it. Bohr and Propp filed their lawsuit Feb. 16...Tags: Foreclosures, Real Estate, Homes, Fidelity National Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Community Commentary: Bank bailouts needs to stop
As thousands of homes are forfeited to banks each year, I continue to receive calls from constituents who cannot understand why financial institutions seem to prefer foreclosures and short sales on homes rather than to work with homeowners on loan...Tags: Foreclosures, Career and Workplace, Real Estate Buyers, Finance, Politics
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Orlando woman lied about military service to avoid paying mortgage, feds say
No lie was too small to tell for an Orlando woman who wanted a new home in Pensacola, but didn't want to pay the mortgage for her Orlando home, federal officials said. Chantal M. Lanton, 37, of Orlando is accused of falsely claiming to be an officer...
Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Air Force, Trials, Judges
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Smaller and cheaper
The Baltimore SunBALTIMORE - Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize. His retirement home is 238 square feet -- one-tenth the size of the average new American house -- and sits in his Anne Arundel County, Md., yard. He and wife, Renee,...Tags: Rentals, Roland Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Washington, DC, Tameka Cottle
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Floridians could net $19 million in Wells Fargo settlement
A group of South Florida attorneys has negotiated a projected settlement of more than $19 million to resolve a class-action case brought on behalf of thousands of homeowners across the state who, through their Wells Fargo Bank mortgages, were subjected to...
Tags: Lawyers, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Pompano Beach, Mortgages, Crime, Law and Justice
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Son's ex-wife not cooperating with short sale
Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask a question, go to SunSentinel.com. Q: My husband and I co-signed a loan for our son and his now ex-wife. Our son stayed...Tags: Foreclosures, Services and Shopping, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Judges
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'Tiny houses' are growing in popularity
BALTIMORE — Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize. His retirement home is 238 square feet — one-tenth the size of the average new American house — and sits in his Maryland yard. He and wife Renee can...
Tags: Rentals, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Tameka Cottle
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Foreclosures, Finance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Administration
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Ask a real estate pro: Son's ex-wife won't go along with a short sale
Sentinel CorrespondentBoard-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: My husband and I cosigned a loan for our son and his now ex-wife. Our son stayed in the...Tags: Foreclosures, Services and Shopping, Lawyers, Real Estate, Legal Services
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