by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Closings, Florida Law, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate Appraiser
Last Update: 02/24/16 Sometimes, the easiest way to understand something is to consider one example. In the case of appraisal error, a recent news story about a phony and fraudulent New York home appraisal really helps to make things clear. In many instances,... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Local Lawyers, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser, Short Sales
The Pew Research Center is one of the country’s most respected research firms, and here at year end, many are listening to what Pew is reporting regarding Americans’ take on the foreclosure crisis and people not paying their mortgages. What has Pew... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate
Appraisal fraud is a big, big problem both in Florida and across the country. Now, it may be that this hole in the dam that is ForeclosureFraud may start to get fixed — there seems to be some movement towards fixing appraisal fraud and appraiser negligence.... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Wrongful Foreclosure
The Federal Bureau of Investigation keeps track of all sorts of crime, including Mortgage Fraud, and every year since 2006 it releases its annual report on how bad mortgage fraud is in the United States. This week, the FBI’s 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report was... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Loan Modification, Real Estate, Series - Foreclosure Fraud, Wrongful Foreclosure
Here, the first in a series of posts explaining the hows and whys of ForeclosureGate and the Florida Home Loan Fraud crisis: Part 1. How It All Began, Remembering Traditional Mortgage Practices and that First Smell of More Profit Long before ForeclosureGate, when the... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Predatory Lending, Real Estate, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure
You obtained a home loan – maybe several years ago. You are suspicious that something wasn’t right about that deal. Maybe you’re living in your home, paying that mortgage payment every month, and just wondering about it. Maybe you have an...
