Fraudulent mortgage foreclosure scheme in Butte County warn district attorney and county-clerk reporter (Gridley Herald)

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey and County Clerk-Recorder Candace Grubbs today, warned local property owners in the process of foreclosure, to beware of persons offering to save their property from foreclosure. The perpetrators are contacting owners of property against which a notice of default has been recorded,the first step in the foreclosure process. The scheme is supposed to work … more…

There are nearly 1,200 homeowners in Salinas on the brink of foreclosure, according to the State and Consumer Services Agency. Some of them were likely among the hundreds who sought help with their loans Thursday at a workshop at Sherwood Hall in Salinas. more…

Governor Martin O'Malley appeared on Capitol Hill Thursday talking about a federal plan to address foreclosures. After testifying in Washington, O'Malley headed to Prince George's County to promote a new state fund to assist delinquent homeowners in danger of foreclosure and other measures aimed at reducing the foreclosure rate. more…

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has secured an order from the Bexar County District Court against Foreclosure Assistance Solutions Inc. that requires the company to refund $475,000 to homeowners. more…

The Daphne Jones Boarding Home - whose namesake manager was arrested in August on charges of abusing the residents - is facing foreclosure. more…

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