Mortgage and Financial News From 2008-1-23

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  • New details in suspected mortgage fraud case

    KTRK - HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There's new evidence in a massive mortgage fraud case that's being presented to a new grand jury. It's the latest twist in the controversy stemming from the arson case involving Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina. Prosecutor ...
    2008-01-23 09:47:00
  • Ohio pension fund accuses Freddie Mac of fraud

    Reuters - Last: WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - An Ohio pension fund filed an investor class action lawsuit against Freddie Mac, accusing the mortgage finance giant of securities fraud for failing to disclose risks from its investments in the subprime mortgage ...
    2008-01-23 03:09:00
  • Barack Obama

    Forbes - He proposes a government fund to help in-debt homeowners avoid foreclosures, and a federal definition of mortgage fraud, as well as a standardized borrower score, which would allow homebuyers to their ability to afford differing mortgage products ...
    2008-01-23 03:23:00
  • Asiana Corporation (Asiana) (ASIC) Receives New Ticker Symbol - PR Newswire (press release)

    Asiana Corporation (Asiana) (ASIC) Receives New Ticker SymbolPR Newswire (press release), NY - 6 hours agoAlthough they are very convenient for consumers, they are prone to online fraud. Closed loop systems are the only type currently allowed in China. ...
    2008-01-23 01:11:32
  • Harris County prosecutors grappling with invalidated indictments - Houston Chronicle

    Harris County prosecutors grappling with invalidated indictmentsHouston Chronicle, United States - 5 hours agoA second grand jury on Wednesday began hearing evidence in the mortgage fraud case involving $5.6 million and 20 properties. Prosecutors have said they plan ...
    2008-01-23 01:44:19
  • Prosecutor: Accusations of payback in Medina case 'a crock' - KHOU

    Prosecutor: Accusations of payback in Medina case 'a crock'KHOU, TX - 4 hours agoBut because of her mistake, about 30 cases – most of which involve a massive mortgage fraud action – must be presented again to a new grand jury, ...
    2008-01-23 03:00:06
  • Dismissed Cases Get New Grand Jury - Click 2 Houston.com

    Dismissed Cases Get New Grand JuryClick 2 Houston.com, TX - 4 hours agoLouis Collier found out while watching the news that the grand jury that returned an indictment against him in a mortgage fraud case had been disbanded. ...
    2008-01-23 03:02:19
  • News Minute: Here is the latest Texas news from The Associated Press - KTRE

    News Minute: Here is the latest Texas news from The Associated PressKTRE, TX - 4 hours agoHOUSTON (AP) - A second Harris County grand jury today began reviewing a mortgage fraud case after the first indictments were thrown out due to a paperwork ...
    2008-01-23 03:17:06
  • Economy dominates Doyle speech - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)

    Economy dominates Doyle speechMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - 1 hour agoBy Derrick Nunnally Much of the state-court aspect of the complicated mortgage fraud/drug dealing/kidnapping/two-homicide case against Michael Lock, ...
    2008-01-23 05:47:02
  • AMERICA'S HOME FORECLOSURES AND MORTGAGE SECURITIES FRAUD - AHRC News Services

    AMERICA'S HOME FORECLOSURES AND MORTGAGE SECURITIES FRAUDAHRC News Services, CA - 1 hour agoAnd the real victims of America's mortgage fraud, the defrauded homeowners, the ones herded into illegal homeowner association housing and mortgage ...
    2008-01-23 05:56:26
  • Neighbors sue lender over house left vacant - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Neighbors sue lender over house left vacantMinneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 1 hour agoSuch buyers sometimes lend their names in cases of mortgage fraud. Later last year, CitiMortgage started foreclosure proceedings and bought back the ...
    2008-01-23 06:36:21
  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly Names “Lawyers of the Year” - PRLog.Org (press release)

    Michigan Lawyers Weekly Names “Lawyers of the Year”PRLog.Org (press release), Romania - 59 minutes ago... brought down an independent contractor, who swindled more than $1 million from unknowing seniors, in a massive reverse mortgage fraud case in 2007. ...
    2008-01-23 06:40:58
  • Harris County prosecutors grappling with invalidated indictments - KTRE

    Harris County prosecutors grappling with invalidated indictmentsKTRE, TX - 17 minutes agoIndictments against more than 30 others in an unrelated mortgage fraud case were also voided. A second grand jury today began hearing evidence in the ...
    2008-01-23 07:23:44
  • Dismissed Cases Get New Grand Jury (KPRC Local 2 Houston)

    HOUSTON -- One day after a grand jury was disbanded for working on cases illegally for more than a month, prosecutors worked quickly on Wednesday to bring all those suspects and evidence before another panel, KPRC Local 2 reported.
    2008-01-23 03:09:40
  • Prosecutor: Accusations of payback in Medina case 'a crock' (11 News Houston)

    When grand jury errors happen, they typically aren't paperwork technicalities. Harris County Prosecutor Kate Dolan is the woman behind the mistake.
    2008-01-23 03:13:22