The Lawyers' Committee and Davis Polk File Sixth Lawsuit

The Lawyers' Committee Davis Polk have filed their sixth lawsuit against a Nassau County, New York based for-profit loan modification company.

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09/11/2012 BALTIMORE, MD- Criminal Charges Brought in Mortgage Fraud Scheme BALTIMORE, MD (March 23, 2012) - The Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office has charged Rodney Getlan, age 45, of Owings Mills, with felony theft, operating as a credit service business without a license, mortgage fraud, and related charges.

08/01/2012 In First, Consumer Agency Charges Law Firm with Duping Homeowners The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed its first ever civil enforcement action in federal court, charging a Los Angeles law firm of duping distressed homeowners into paying high upfront fees with false promises of a loan modification.

08/01/2012 Consumer Protection Agency's First Lawsuit Targets Law Firm The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau quietly filed its first ever civil enforcement action in federal court - and its target is a Los Angeles law firm. The complaint, which was unsealed on July 23, said lawyer Chance Gordon and his law firm lured distressed homeowners with promises of loan modifications, took an upfront fee and then did "little or nothing" to help them.

07/23/2012 Woodland Hills broker sentenced for loan modification scam A Woodland Hills loan broker has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading no contest to bilking victims out of thousands of dollars in a loan modification scam, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich announced Friday

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09/04/2012 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP File Sixth Lawsuit Targeting Loan Modification Scam Activity in Nassau County, New York The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) and pro bono counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Davis Polk) have filed their sixth lawsuit against a Nassau County, New York based for-profit loan modification company. This suit, Aviles v. Norton Law Group, LLC, was filed in New York Supreme Court in Nassau County, on behalf of 11 homeowners.

08/01/2012 The Lawyers' Committee Applauds the CFPB's Recent Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Case, its First-Ever Civil Enforcement Action WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1, 2012 - The Lawyers" Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, as a leader of the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (the Network), applauds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for its enforcement action against the Gordon Law Firm, et al.

03/28/2012 Lawyers' Committee's Fight Against Unscrupulous Loan Modification Scammers Continues Second suit filed this month targeting loan modification scam activity in Nassau county, New York

03/14/2012 Lawyers' Committee & Davis Polk File Fourth Suit Targeting Loan Modification Scam in Nassau County The suit alleges vulnerable homeowners were defrauded out of tens of thousands of dollars while falsely promised much needed mortgage modifications.

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08/22/2012 National Loan Modification Scam Prevention Database Report - July 2012 For July, this abbreviated version of the monthly report summarizes scam complaint related data from the national Loan Modification Scam Database.

08/22/2012 National Loan Modification Scam Prevention Database Report - June 2012 For June, this abbreviated version of the monthly report summarizes scam complaint related data from the national Loan Modification Scam Database.

06/08/2012 National Loan Modification Scam Prevention Database Report - May 2012 For May, this abbreviated version of the monthly report summarizes scam complaint related data from the national Loan Modification Scam Database.

05/09/2012 National Loan Modification Scam Prevention Database Report - April 2012 For April, this abbreviated version of the monthly report summarizes scam complaint related data from the national Loan Modification Scam Database.

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