Lawyer suspended for pocketing fees intended for law firm; court warns of tougher future penalties
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4 years after Orange County jailhouse informant scandal, investigation closes with no penalties
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Detroit battles tax penalties that create city of renters
“We haven't seen this many tax foreclosures in American history since the Great Depression,” says one scholar, regarding Detroit. Yet some signs of hope are emerging. Foreclosure News
Bill toughening penalties for harm and threats to family lawyers heads to Wisconsin governor
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Federal Reserve Board Levies Civil Money Penalties Against Five Banking Organizations
The Federal Reserve Board recently terminated enforcement actions against ten banks. In the process, it imposed fines totaling $ 35.1 million upon five of the banks in connection with alleged residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing deficiencies. Foreclosure News
Fed levies fresh foreclosure-related fines as it terminates penalties against others
The Federal Reserve on Friday announced fresh penalties against five banks as it terminated enforcement action against ten big banks due to foreclosure violations. The central bank however terminated the enforcement actions against 10 firms over the so-called robo-signing and related abuses. Foreclosure News
U.S. Justice Department mulls limits on overlapping corporate penalties
The U.S. Justice Department is exploring ways to prevent multiple law enforcement agencies from slapping companies with corporate penalties over the same underlying misconduct, a senior official said on Wednesday. File photo: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces new legislation to stop deadly fentanyl and other opiate substances from entering the United States, during a […]
Didn’t pay your HOA assessments? Get ready for steep penalties and interest costs
It is important for titleholders to understand that their mortgage payments are separate from their association dues, assessments and fines. It is important for titleholders to understand that their mortgage payments are separate from their association dues, assessments and fines. Foreclosure News
Volkswagen agrees to pay $4.3B in penalties in emissions scandal; six executives are indicted
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Judge imposes $1.8M in penalties for misleading law firm charges in more than 2,000 foreclosures
A Denver judge is imposing $ 1.8 million in penalties for two law firms' false and misleading charges on title insurance in 2,291 foreclosures. Judge Shelley Gilman found that lawyer Robert Hopp, his law firms and title companies violated Colorado debt-collection and consumer protection laws, report the Denver Post , the Denver Business Journal and […]