Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2009 > November > 03 > States consider fraud suits against mortgage lenders

States consider fraud suits against mortgage lenders

Unhappy with ‘excuses,’ pace of loan modifications, attorneys general may exercise newly available option

By David Streitfeld and John Collins Rudolf / The Bulletin
November 3, 2009

PHOENIX " Newly empowered by the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorneys general of several states hit hard by the housing collapse are exploring consumer fraud suits against major mortgage lenders.

Frustrated by the banks' inability or unwillingness to stop an avalanche of foreclosures, the....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.