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MFI-Miami Offering 50% Off For Monroe Homeowners. We're Calling It The United Monroe Special.  This could be the future of Monroe thanks to Emily Convers and United Monroe. Why am I offering a 50% off special to Monroe homeowners and calling it the United Monroe Special?  First of all, because I want to and because I want to help the people of Monroe keep their homes. Homeowners in Monroe are underwater and many are at risk of going into foreclosure.  You can thank Emily Convers and the  crazed Mad Max biker gang mentality of United Monroe for inspiring us to do it. Hence, why I named the special after them.  You can also thank Emily Convers and her cadre of angry drunken supporters like Greg Gilligan   for putting your home underwater. So, next time you see Emily shopping at Shoprite you can thank her for nuking your home's value. Monroe Homeowners Are In Trouble Thanks To United Monroe Emily Convers founded United Monroe after getting restless wa

Jersey Shore Gavone Mike Sorrentino AKA The Situation Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Jersey Shore  Gavone  Mike Sorrentino aka "The Situation" admitted today to violating federal tax laws. Sorrentino's brother Marc also pleaded guilty to violating federal tax laws. The Mike and Marc Sorrentino were charged in 2014. The brothers were also charged again last year with multiple counts related to nearly $9 million in income from the show. Mike Sorrentino pleaded guilty to Count 13 of the superseding indictment which charges him with tax evasion. Marc Sorrentino pleaded guilty to Count 5 which charges him with aiding in the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return. The brothers entered their guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court. U.S. Attorney Carpenito said: What the defendants admitted to today is tantamount to stealing money from their fellow taxpayers. Celebrity status does not provide a free pass from

Florida Man Indicted In Detroit for ID Theft and Committing Bank Fraud Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch in Detroit announced the indictment against Kyle Cameron of Fort Lauderdale. The government has charged Kyle Cameron with 17 counts of bank fraud and aggravated ID theft. Kyle Cameron executed the bank fraud scheme in Michigan in 2015. He also ran the scheme in 3 other states including New York. Cameron allegedly traveling to Michigan to break into homes and cars. They would also steal women's purses. Cameron's intent was to obtain identification documents and financial transaction information such as checks. As result of the burglary, he or his crew would pose as the victim of the theft at the bank to obtain cash from the bank. He would also use the drive-thru lane farthest from the teller window to present these records at banks. Cameron and his gang used this lane to make it harder for the teller to detect the fraud.  The USAO in Detroi

Ataris Bassist Michael Davenport Accused Of Running $27 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme Using Craigslist Michael Davenport was arraigned federal court in today in the Southern District of Illinois . Davenport is the former bassist for turn-of-the-century pop-punk stalwarts The Ataris . The government is accusing Michael Davenport of multiple counts of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud. He and co-defendant Cynthia Rawlinson ran the fraud through Davenport's company, American Standard. American Standard allegedly defrauded roughly 100,000 people of $27 million. Furthermore, the scheme operated from approximately January 2009 through at least October 5, 2016. Davenport's office in Santa Barbara was first raided by the FBI in October of 2016 according to the  Santa Barbara Independent . The charges stem from the operations of American Standard. A company founded by Davenport in 2009 in Santa Barbara, California. American Standard operated under variou

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Caliber Home Loans Busted Selling Private Information To Convicted Kiddie Porn Peddler & Peeping Tom MFI-Miami has discovered Caliber Home Loans is selling private loan information to convicted sex offenders. We discovered this quite by accident and because Caliber Home Loans and the sex offender dropped the ball. Last week, we received a solicitation letter addressed to our client, Mary from Serenity Financial Serves in California. Mary is in active foreclosure litigation with Lone Star Funds with Caliber Home Loans is servicing the loan. Lone Star Funds has a 50% stake in Caliber Home Loans. The solicitation letter also contained specific information about Mary's loan. The letter came to MFI-Miami's mailing address where Caliber Home Loans mails Mary's monthly mortgage statements and loan modification offers. So we know Serenity Financial Services got Mary's information either directly or indirectly from Caliber. MFI-Miami did an in

Serenity Financial Services Mails Solicitation Saying People Qualify For Non-Existent Government Programs Serenity Financial Services in California better lawyer up. I see a major lawsuit coming from the California Attorney General or the Federal Trade Commission in their future. The mailing makes you think you just got an official letter from a federal government agency. The only problem is there is no return address. Yet it still looks like an official government letter. The body of the solicitation from Serenity Financial Services is just as misleading. Ever hear of the government program,  Making Homes Affordable Program? According to this letter, homeowners qualify for it. The solicitation even uses the HAMP logo. The letter also claims the homeowner is eligible for a 30% principal write-down and a 2% interest rate: This notice is to advise you that pursuant to the Making Home Affordable government program, you are eligible for mortgage assistanc

Three Sinister Schemes Creditors Will Use To Screw You And Keep You In Debt Banks and creditors are always trying to figure out a way to make money. One way is to keep you buried in debt. Nothing says long-term customer than one who owes you money. One of the first things you learn in adulthood is that your future hinges on your willingness to take on debt. Do you want to go to college?  You'll probably need a loan for that. Need a car? That's going to require a loan. Ready to put down some roots and settle in a permanent place of your own? Unless your name is Mister or Miss Money Bags, get ready to put yourself in debt The bad news is that your car, education, and house are only the tip of the debt iceberg. Beneath the sea is a whole other landmass of ways American businesses want to keep you in debt. Read More At MFI-Miami

The CFPB Compiles The Most Complained About Banks For 2017 The CFPB may be going through with the GOP Congress and the Trump Administration trying to dismantle it from within. However, consumers love the agency and have no problem filing complaints about their banks and lenders. LendEDU   put together a  list  of banks that received the most consumer complaints in 2017. The site is an online marketplace for student loan refinancing. The ranking is based on the number of complaints per billions of dollars in deposits. Find out what banks made the list at MFI-Miami

Manhattan Foreclosure Cases Speed Up As Courts Implement Rocket Docket.  Manhattan judges have implemented a rocket docket for Manhattan foreclosure cases. It seems the end is near for Manhattan homeowners hoping to take advantage of the borough's notorious long foreclosure litigation time.   Other New York counties are taking Brooklyn's lead in dealing with Manhattan foreclosure cases. Counties across the New York Metro area have also begun implementing similar rocket docket procedures. County governments expect foreclosure litigation times to dropped by 75% by the end of 2018. The Empire State had an average foreclosure litigation time of 36-48 months in 2015. The average foreclosure litigation time across New York is expected to hit 12 months. Supreme Court Judges want to cut it under six months. Multiple factors on the federal and state level have attributed to this drastic cut.  The End of HAMP Speeds Up Manhattan Foreclosure Cases The Home Afforda

Citimortgage Pursues Foreclosure Against Veteran With The Zeal Of A Fat Guy At An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Citimortgage has pursued Tom and Sandy Lennon with the zeal of a fat guy at an All-You-Can-Eat Chinese buffet. All Tom and Sandy Lennon wanted to do in 2008 was retire to Naples, Florida and play golf. The last thing they wanted was a decade-long legal battle with Citimortgage. Unfortunately, that is exactly what they got thanks to the 2008 financial collapse. Overnight, they discovered their house in Warwick, New York had lost 75% of its value. The Lennons soon found they couldn't sell their home. So they asked their lender, Citimortgage (Citi) for a short sale or a Cash-For-Keys deal. Citi oddly enough refused. The decision was odd because it made no sense at the time. The federal government had just bailed out Citi and every other lender was cutting deals. One of the requirements to receive  TARP money  was that the recipients had to assist homeowners.

Big Shot Foreclosure Mill Lawyer Goes Full Blown Jerry Springer After Judge Rules Against Him A big shot foreclosure mill lawyer attacked the opposing attorney Bruce Richardson. The scuffle happened as the two were leaving the courtroom. David Dunn, a partner at Hogan Lovells became so enraged when a Brooklyn judge ruled against his client, Bank of New York-Melon in a foreclosure case that he hit Richardson with his briefcase. Richardson was representing a homeowner as he was leaving the courtroom. Dunn allegedly knocked Richardson to the ground and then hit Richardson with his briefcase so hard the injured lawyer needed back surgery. Richardson is now suing Dunn in Brooklyn Supreme Court. The Ivy League-educated Dunn allegedly knocked Richardson down. Hit him repeatedly and then climbed over Richardson while hitting him in the chest and face with his briefcase. Witnesses say Dunn appeared to be annoyed that he had to attend the hearing. When he lost, his annoyance b