Support for Proposed Curbs Grows As Foreclosure Relief Scams Rise
July 20, 2009
Incidents such as the one that recently prompted California Attorney General Edmund Brown to sue foreclosure relief scammers is driving up industry support for a proposed federal rule to curb mortgage relief assistance scams. On July 6, Brown filed a lawsuit against a foreclosure consultant and an attorney – Paul Noe Jr. and Mitchell Roth – who allegedly duped 2,000 homeowners into paying...