Florida Attorney General Files Charges Against Three Companies For Collecting Upfront Fees For Loan Mods....

From the FAR newsletter:

Fla. files lawsuits for foreclosure rescue fraud TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – May 3, 2011 – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office filed a lawsuit on Friday against three South Florida companies that allegedly charged upfront fees for loan modification services to homeowners facing foreclosure. Charging upfront fees is illegal under Florida Statute 501.1377.

The three companies are: Home Owner Protection Economics Inc., DC Financial Group, and Deleverage America Inc. The company’s owners, Dennis Fischer and Christopher S. Godfrey, purportedly collected thousands of dollars monthly in upfront fees for loan modification services they never provided. READ THE REST

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Comment by Juan-Manuel Valera Jr on May 12, 2011 at 11:13pm: Finally! Had a client that was charged $3k upfront and the company did nothing. Client was foreclosed by GMAC and the company disappeared in thin air. No where to be found, Client was hit with a $261k judgment as well :(

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