bank fraud

Fountain pens and foreclosures In these days of robo-signers and rocket-dockets, you can easily imagine losing your family home at the stroke of a pen—based on the signature on a perjured affidavit, or the order of a hurried judge—but how often have you heard of a home saved by the stroke of a pen? A [...]

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Bogus property records What if you lost your house because the bank submitted bogus paperwork to the court? It happens more often than you think. Sometimes, it’s just a mistake. Sometimes, it’s a cover-up of past mistakes. Sometimes, it’s out-and-out fraud by the foreclosing lender. Here’s a shocking example from the Tampa Bay area: evidence [...]

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