Posts Tagged ‘advance fees’

Bostwick Putting SB 94 and California State Bar on Trial

Bostwick Putting SB 94 and California State Bar on Trial

Even some of the people involved in the drafting of California's Senate Bill 94 ("SB 94") back in 2009, recognized that it wasn't going to fix or stop the problems it was addressing, and there's no question that it was... (Continue reading)

UNDERSTANDING MARS – A Webinar on the FTC’s Final Rule – With Compliance Attorney, Julie Greenfield

Mandelman Matters decided to produce this important Webinar because this new Final Rule is something with which EVERYONE involved, either directly or peripherally, in helping consumers avoid foreclosure will need to understand inside and out. This new federal rule applies... (Continue reading)

FTC Considering Wrong Approach to Protecting Homeowners in Foreclosure from Loan Modification Scams

FTC Considering Wrong Approach to Protecting Homeowners in Foreclosure from Loan Modification Scams

How long did it take you guys to come up with this dazzling piece of regulatory virtuosity anyway? Don’t tell me this wasn’t the first idea that came up at meeting one, because there’s no way I’m buying. ... (Continue reading)

Gov. Schwarzenegger Does the Right Thing: Signs SB 94 and Vetoes AB 764

Gov. Schwarzenegger Does the Right Thing: Signs SB 94 and Vetoes AB 764

I have to say that I was not originally in favor of SB 94's provisions on advance fees, as I saw the language and what I thought to be the original intent as being harmful to homeowners as I saw... (Continue reading)

New Federal Law Would Prohibit Advance Fees in all 50 States

3. The bill prohibits mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services from requesting or receiving ANY funds until any such services have been fully performed AND the results have been achieved AND the services and results have been documented to... (Continue reading)


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