The collapse of the housing market has spawned a whole new industry — companies that say they can help troubled homeowners negotiate modifications to their mortgages. But officials in several states ...

Con artists have been taking advantage of people who are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. Federal and state officials are trying to crack down on the bogus loan modification firms. They ...

Federal and state officials are cracking down on foreclosure-rescue scams, the Obama administration said yesterday as it pledged to take on a growing industry that's targeting borrowers who are trying ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory on foreclosure rescue services and foreclosure-related loan modification ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Three Sacramento-area attorneys have been arrested for running what prosecutors say was a loan modification scam that allegedly bilked homeowners out of thousands of dollars ...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing “criminal actors” of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation’s housing crisis.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in South Florida say investigation is expanding into a loan modification fraud scam perpetrated by a fake law firm. Boca Raton police tell the South Florida Sun ...

A federal court banned three men and their company from the mortgage modification business and ordered them to pay nearly $19 million for consumer refunds. The Federal Trade Commission sued First ...

Beau Starr and his family must face the prospect that their home may be gone forever. I just got slapped with an auction date may 9th, two months away, Starr worriedly said. The family has lost $9,000 ...

The Better Business Bureau of Western Virginia reported that area consumers have been scammed by loan modification companies offering services in direct violation of FTC regulations. It was reported ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three Sacramento-area attorneys ...