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  • NJ charges fraud in $5 million worth of mortgages - Forbes

    State authorities have charged mortgage brokers and others with a racketeering scheme involving more than $5 million in fraudulent mortgages that authorities said were designed to send 25 homes into foreclosure. "The conduct involved ranges from ...
    2008-06-17 12:19:00
  • N.J. firms named in rent-to-own housing scam - Philadelphia Inquirer

    The New Jersey Attorney General filed mortgage-fraud lawsuits yesterday in three counties against 36 defendants, including a South Jersey company accused of running a "rent-to-own" housing scam. In that lawsuit, filed in Camden County, the attorney ...
    2008-06-17 11:39:00
  • Ex-Bear Stearns managr Cioffi may face indictment (The Record)

    Just over a year ago, Ralph R. Cioffi Jr. of Tenafly was sitting on top of the world, drawing a reported eight-figure salary as head of two multibillion-dollar hedge funds for Bear Stearns.
    2008-06-17 10:38:43
  • Mortgage firm in S.J. faces fraud allegations (Courier-Post)

    New Jersey is suing 36 corporations and people in three real estate organizations in Gloucester, Essex and Passaic counties, alleging complex schemes to cheat unschooled homebuyers who put their faith and trust in the sincerity of the accused.
    2008-06-18 12:23:09
  • Daidone pleads guilty to probation violation (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Mob associate Daniel Daidone, who served nearly three years in prison for his role in a Camden City corruption case, pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the terms of his supervised release by associating with convicted felons.
    2008-06-18 12:31:21
  • Millionaire tycoon faces murder quiz over his missing wife nine years after her disappearance (Daily Mail: World News)

    A millionaire businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife nine years ago.
    2008-06-18 12:54:17
  • Florham Pk. lender accused of fraud (Daily Record)

    TRENTON -- A Florham Park mortgage lender is accused by the state attorney general's office of scheming with appraisers and title companies to recruit buyers for investment properties, promising "no money down."
    2008-06-18 01:21:07
  • Husband arrested on suspicion of murder (Wandsworth Guardian)

    Detectives investigating the disappearance of a Thames Ditton woman nine years ago have arrested her husband on suspicion of her murder. Maureen Hale disappeared after leaving her home on June 22, 1999 at around 10pm.
    2008-06-18 01:22:45
  • Latest News - dBusinessNews.com

    Genworth Financial Launches Partnership Long Term Care Insurance Products in Kansas RICHMOND -- Genworth Financial, Inc. today announced that its long ... Dominion Virginia Power Launches EnergyShare Cooling Assistance Program RICHMOND -- Heat relief ...
    2008-06-17 05:26:00
  • The Mortgage Choice for Veterans MembersServed - Daily Californian

    Picture this: You're a veteran of the armed forces, and you have recently refinanced your home. You had a choice between two mortgages; both had 30-year terms, fixed interest rates and were being offered by the same lender. The difference lay in the ...
    2008-06-14 05:59:00
  • Mortgage insurer MGIC gets $50 bln annual reinsurance - Reuters

    June 16 (Reuters) - MGIC Investment Corp (MTG.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), the largest U.S. mortgage insurer, said it lined up as much as $50 billion of annual reinsurance from an affiliate of HCC Insurance Holdings Inc (HCC.N: Quote ...
    2008-06-16 06:58:00
  • Lawsuits target mortgage fraud - Newark Star-Ledger

    Two years ago, Florine Williams, a nurse's aide, feared losing her Bloomfield duplex after falling behind on payments for the $259,000 mortgage. So, Williams went to a nearby business service company, which referred her to a mortgage broker. It was ...
    2008-06-17 09:58:00
  • Pearlstein: Making FDR Proud - Washington Post

    A new sport in Washington these days is bashing financial regulators, who didn't exactly cover themselves in glory during the recent credit bubble. But through it all, there was one regulator who refused to be muscled by an industry that appeared to ...
    2008-06-17 11:17:00
  • Senate bills to help homeowners - Los Angeles Times

    Astate Senate panel is scheduled to vote today on a spate of bills prompted by the sub-prime mortgage meltdown. The measures before the Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee would have an indirect effect at best on the rising tide of foreclosures ...
    2008-06-17 11:53:00
  • Bankruptcy court trustee pitches deal with Your Black Muslim Bakery CEO's mother (Alameda Times-Star)

    If approved by a judge, the deal could settle the disgraced bakery's debts without leaving the Bey family empty-handed.
    2008-06-17 10:55:26