Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum launched a Mortgage Fraud Task Force back in 2007 after being inundated with complaints about mortgage and foreclosure rescue fraud scams. Since then, the Task Force has reviewed information pertaining to the business practices of more than 200 foreclosure rescue businesses.
The Task force currently has over 50 active investigations, including at least a dozen cases in which lawsuits have been filed, six of which were filed under the Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act.
One of those companies involved in currently litigation for allegedly engaging in a deceptive foreclosure rescue and mortgage default mitigation scheme is Outreach Housing and its owners Blair Wright and Bryan Berry.
The company allegedly victimized hundreds of innocent homeowners by charging them hefty upfront fees with promises to work out payment plans with their mortgage servicer. The investigation revealed the company informed homeowners they should not make payments to their mortgage servicers, but rather, they should pay Outreach Housing 60% of their monthly payment -and Outreach would then then forward payments to the lender. The AG claims, that never happened. Homeowners were ripped off and left with destroyed credit, facing foreclosures. The investigation revealed more than 600 homeowners had signed up for the company's services.
The following is a CBS News video about this particular foreclosure rescue company in Florida, but homeowners should be aware, no state is immune to these mortgage rescue scams. Companies like this are operating in states all across this country...
The Task force currently has over 50 active investigations, including at least a dozen cases in which lawsuits have been filed, six of which were filed under the Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act.
One of those companies involved in currently litigation for allegedly engaging in a deceptive foreclosure rescue and mortgage default mitigation scheme is Outreach Housing and its owners Blair Wright and Bryan Berry.
The company allegedly victimized hundreds of innocent homeowners by charging them hefty upfront fees with promises to work out payment plans with their mortgage servicer. The investigation revealed the company informed homeowners they should not make payments to their mortgage servicers, but rather, they should pay Outreach Housing 60% of their monthly payment -and Outreach would then then forward payments to the lender. The AG claims, that never happened. Homeowners were ripped off and left with destroyed credit, facing foreclosures. The investigation revealed more than 600 homeowners had signed up for the company's services.
The following is a CBS News video about this particular foreclosure rescue company in Florida, but homeowners should be aware, no state is immune to these mortgage rescue scams. Companies like this are operating in states all across this country...
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