Foreclosure Fraud Alert – Fraudblog

There are many rogue foreclosure rescue consultants out there that approach distressed homeowners, in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure, with promises that only they can save their homes from foreclosure.  This is totally false.  These are promises that cannot be made and in fact are illegal in many states.
Also, many of these foreclosure [...]

In previous posts we have discussed that if you are behind on your home loan payments you should never pay an upfront fee to a foreclosure rescuer because of the risk of being coming a foreclosure fraud victim.  To avoid foreclosure scams this is true.  The only exception to this rule is if you are [...]

Some Foreclosure Rescuers Only Look Attractive
Avoid Foreclosure Fraud
There is one major business that is successful these days and that is the foreclosure business.  With all of the foreclosures going on this business is growing like rapid fire.  There are many people who are advantage of this as an opportunity to make some money.
Some of these [...]

Legislation targets foreclosure scam artists
AUSTIN — The rising number of home foreclosures in Texas is spawning opportunistic scam artists who falsely promise to help vulnerable homeowners in exchange for hefty fees, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday in pledging a state crackdown against the schemes.
Abbott threw his support behind legislation toughening regulations on companies [...]

The press is having a field day with the housing crisis as are the dishonest foreclosure rescuers.  Here is an article on what to watch out for.  The news media would have you believe that all foreclosure rescuers are dishonest, scumbags.  Not true – distressed homeowners just need to know how to find them and [...]