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Former Manager of Virginia Beach Mortgage Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty to Fraud
NORFOLK, VA - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- David Burrus, Jr., age 39, a former Virginia Beach resident now living in Burns, Tenneesee, pleaded guilty today in Norfolk federal court to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in conjunction with...
Congresswoman Corrine Brown Fights for Floridians to Overcome Housing Crisis
Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Brown made the following statement:
“Assisting my constituents with their housing needs has always been one of my top priorities ever since I was first elected to Congress in the e...
Rep. Stefani Carter Introduces Legislation to Protect Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- House Bill 2864 protects homeowners by mandating that banks cannot foreclose on a property unless they show proof that the borrowers received the foreclosure notice by certified mail. This bill al...
LABOUR CONDEMNS TORIES’ FAILURE TO TACKLE HOUSING MARKET EXCLUSION
March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Speaking at Dartford Borough Council’s annual budget meeting on Monday night (25th February), Cllr. Geoff Prout, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the Council, called upon the ruling Conservative administration to “le...
Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Hardest Hit Increasing Mortgage Assistance to $35,000 per Homeowner
CHICAGO, IL - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the Illinois Housing Development Authority is increasing the mortgage assistance available through the Illinois Hardest Hit program to $35,000 per household acro...
Department’s Revocation of Mortgage Loan Originator License of Shalonne Freeman Becomes Final
Atlanta, GA - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 13, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License (“Notice”) issued to Shalonne Freeman, Nationwide Mortgage Lice...
Randolph Woman Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
BOSTON - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Randolph woman was sentenced late yesterday for using a stolen identity to sign fraudulent mortgage loan documents.
CÁRDENAS LEADS DEFENSE OF MORTGAGE INTEREST TAX DEDUCTION
Washington, DC - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During Wednesday’s hearing of the House Budget Committee, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced an amendment protecting the most important tax deduction for middle class Amer...
First time buyers set to benefit from local authority mortgage scheme
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- First time buyers are set to be given help to get on the property ladder, thanks to an East Sussex County Council-backed mortgage scheme.
Bay Area Home Sales Ease Amid Tight Supply; Median Price Up Again from 2012
La Jolla, CA - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bay Area home sales eased back a notch while prices continued their upward off-bottom bounce last month, the result of a slow rebalancing act in a market environment of constrained supply and finicky ...
Mortgage rescue scheme helps first local family
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has just helped its first family to avoid repossession through a new mortgage rescue scheme which assists families who face losing their home.
Waters and Capuano Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Federal Housing Administration
Washington, DC - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, reintroduced the FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act. The legislation, co-sponsored by Representative Mi...
Attorney General Pam Bondi to Meet with National Monitor and Stakeholders on National Mortgage...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi will be meeting with the National Mortgage Settlement Monitor, Joseph Smith, and those on the front lines of assisting homeowners with the relief available under the nati...
Myers Team Named Las Vegas Top Short Sale Realtors
Las Vegas, NV - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- How do you choose the right person to short sell your home? Should you hire the company with the most billboards around town, or the person with the most commercials on the radio or TV? Wouldn't it m...
With Nearly One in Four Ohio Homeowners Underwater on their Mortgages, Brown Unveils Plan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With nearly 25 percent of Ohio homeowners underwater on their mortgages, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) unveiled a plan to improve the housing market by addressing “short sale” transactions. S...
Department Enters into Consent Order with Nicholas Justin Yeargin
Atlanta, GA - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 7, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Nicholas Justin Yeargin, License Number 28863 to resolve allegations pertaining to v...
Wyden Urges AG to Investigate Illegal Fees on Struggling Homeowners
Washington, D.C. - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today urged the U.S. Attorney General to investigate allegations that a mortgage servicing firm is overcharging struggling homeowners on default and foreclosure fees.
A.G. Schneiderman: Hundreds Of Long Island Homeowners Helped By Our Assistance Programs
MINEOLA - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a news conference today in Nassau County, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the results of two key programs aimed at providing New Yorkers the assistance they need to keep their homes. He w...
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF BANKS’ POST SANDY MORTGAGE PRACTICES
New York, NY - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services is initiating a review of practices by banks and mortgage servicers to determine whether homeowners hit hard by Supe...
Governor Cuomo Announces Review of Banks’ Post Sandy Mortgage Practices
Albany, NY - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services is initiating a review of practices by banks and mortgage servicers to determine whether homeowners hit hard by Supersto...
