We Were Scammed by United Mortgage Consulting and Want Our Money Back. – Pam

“Dear Steve, We filed previously with you about being scammed out of $1990.00 by United Mortgage Consulting. How long can it take for a response? We have filed complaints with the BBB, Ca State’s Attorney, IL States Attorney, FTC, FBI. Most of them stated there was nothing they could do or we never heard from …

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How Do I Get Out of The Mass Joinder Lawsuit With Brookstone Law?

“Dear Steve, Despite all legal knowledge and common sense I have joined Brookstone’s lawsuit against Citibank. I realized down the road that clients were charged different retainers. While some have paid 4000 dollars, others we charged 5000, 6000 (as in my case) and more. It looks like the Bank of America case is lost and …

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Real Estate Law Center and Chad Pratt Say They Can Go After My Previous Lenders. – Jana

“Dear Steve, I received a mailer from Chad Pratt and while doing my homework, I saw some of your articles about him from other people, but I think this is a new scam. I already received my home loan modification through Nationstar Mortgage and when I told them that, the man I spoke with George …

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Is Legal Solutions Debt Advocacy a Scam? – Sarah

“Dear Steve, Me and my husband have been struggling with bills for years and are trying to find a solution to the problem. We have modified our mortgage but each time we have it increases the monthly payment. We are looking for a way to get a cheaper monthly payment to help with the monthly …

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Mortgage Mailer is a Sales Job to Sell You a Lie

“Dear Steve, Received this mailer offering to reduce my principal by $75k and get me a 2% interest rate. Has NO name, address, fax, or website. Phone # 877-264-8115. When I Googled that #, your site came up as evidently someone in the Comments section mentioned a solicitation with that #. It’s disturbing that an …

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What Will Happen When if I Stop Making the Second Mortgage Payments? – James

“Dear Steve, We currently have a first and second mortgage. The first Mortgage is with Citi Bank and we owe about 160,000. The second is with America Servicing Company which is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo. We owe 140,000. The house is probably worth about 300,000 give or take. We are having a problem making …

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Quicken Loans Keeps Calling Me After Turning Us Down. – Jeffrey

“Dear Steve, We have an upside down mortgage. In order to make mortgage payments we pretty much maxed the credit cards. We were told by Bank of America the only reason we did not qualify for HARP was b/c we were 30 days late paying June 2012’s mortgage. They told us that since we did …

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Where Can I Find a Legitimate Mortgage Modification Company? – Michael

“Dear Steve, Can you recommend a legitimate Loan Modification company anywhere in New jersey? All I hear are horror stories about these types of companies, and dealing with the bank directly is a joke. Any recommendation would be appreciated. Thank you, Michael” Dear Michael, The key point to remember is that no bank is required …

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