Tag Archives: mortgage foreclosure consultants

What the Dodd-Frank Act: What It Means for Credit and Housing Counseling Agencies and Other Debt Relief Service Providers

The following article was put out by the Venable law firm and is republished with permission of Jeff Tenenbaum, a rock star in debt relief compliance issues. @GetOutOfDebtGuy President Obama ushered in a new era of regulation over credit counseling, housing counseling, and other debt relief services that will have a broad impact for years [...]

California Attorneys Disbarred For Loan Modification Activities and Rolls Out Tough New Regulations Regarding Mortgage Foreclosure Consultants

Threatening possible criminal and civil prosecution, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today ordered 386 mortgage foreclosure consultants to post $100,000 bonds and register with his office. He also ordered more than two dozen companies to justify suspicious loan modification claims made in “slick advertising,” online and through the mail. The companies that were [...]