Abreu told to pay up, go to prison (Reg Req’d)
Rene Abreu has been ordered to forfeit $300,000 as well as pay $200,000 in fines and $499,000 in restitution, as part of his 87-month prison sentence.
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Mortgage fears as inflation rises (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Homeowners are gearing up for another hike in mortgage rates after inflation rose to its joint highest level since Labour came to power nine years ago.read more...
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State slaps mortgage firms with fraud suits (Chicago Tribune) Calling mortgage fraud "a cancer that is eating away at our neighborhoods," Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan today announced two lawsuits against companies that allegedly defrauded homeowners. read more...
Bailout or lifeline, feds offer more mortgage support (Contra Costa Times) WASHINGTON ? The Federal Home Loan Bank system won permission Monday to double the amount of capital that it can spend to purchase mortgage bonds in an effort to boost