Loan reworks targeted

State urges consumer caution when seeking to modify mortgages

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
March 15, 2009

With more Oregon families facing foreclosure, the state is warning homeowners to be wary of loan-modification scams, especially those that ask for large upfront payments to renegotiate mortgage terms.

Tony Green, a spokesman for the state attorney general’s office, said the department....

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