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Eleven Indicted in California Mortgage Mod Scam

Federal agents arrested 10 defendants who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga, California-based business accused of offering false loan modification programs to homeowners, SIGTARP announced Wednesday. Those taken into custody are among 11 defendants named in a federal indictment over a mortgage fraud scheme that allegedly cost distressed homeowners more than $7 million.

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Final Homeowners’ Rights Bills Pass in California Legislature

California attorney general Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the final parts of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights have passed out of both houses and are awaiting action from the governor. Harris said the entirety of the Homeowner Bill of Rights stems from need to help homeowners and implement the sorts of reform that were outlined in the national mortgage settlement. Once signed into law, all aspects of the legislative package will take effect at the start of 2013.

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California Anti-Blight Bill Signed into Law

California governor Edmund G. Brown signed into law a bill to help combat neighborhood blight, state attorney general Kamala Harris announced Monday. The bill-AB 2314-gives new homeowners additional time to fix any code violations in a home before local agencies move in to enforce the codes. It also extends indefinitely an existing provision that requires the owner of a foreclosed property to maintain the property.

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Former Fannie Mae CEO Facing SEC Charges

A former Fannie Mae executive now finds himself facing charges from the SEC of misleading investors about the GSE's loans. According to a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ex-CEO Dan Mudd, along with two other defendants, allegedly misled investors into thinking the company had far less exposure risky loans than it actually had. SEC accuses Mudd, Enrico Dallavecchia, and Thomas Lund of creating ""materially false and misleading statements regarding Fannie Mae's exposure to subprime and Alt-A loans"" between 2006 and 2008.

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LPS Settles Criminal Charges in Missouri

LPS Settles Criminal Charges in Missouri Lender Processing Services, Inc., announced Thursday that an agreement was reached between subsidiary DocX, LLC, and the Attorney General Chris Koster. The agreement between the parties resulted in a dismissal of criminal charges pending against DocX. The Attorney General's Office alleged that DocX directed employees to falsely sign mortgage documents in the names of bank VPs without proper authorization.

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U.S. Attorney Charges 11 for Mortgage Fraud, One for Attempted Murder

United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman announced Thursday that 11 people are charged for their alleged roles in a mortgage fraud scheme, including one defendant who attempted to murder a witness. The 11 individuals include seven from New Jersey and others from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Alabama. According to a report on NJ.com, the New Jersey defendants include Seth Fuscellaro, a public defender in Lower Township. The defendants are charged for their roles in a $15 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents and straw buyers to make illegal profits on overvalued condos.

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MERS Agrees to Reforms in Delaware Settlement

Delaware attorney general Beau Biden announced Friday that the state has reached an agreement with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (MERS) about implementing reforms. Biden filed suit against MERS last year after hearing from homeowners in the state who were ""unable to have meaningful conversations about saving their home"" and who could not find out who owned their mortgage.

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