Mortgage News

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. disclosed “shocking new details” about Countrywide Financial‘s deceptive business practices which included ignoring their own underwriting guidelines and rewarding employees for selling risky home loans.

On June 20, 2008 Attorney General Brown sued Countrywide for engaging in deceptive advertising and unfair competition by pushing homeowners into risky loans for the sole purpose of reselling the mortgages on the secondary market. Brown filed an
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Joy Johnson, 33, Vacaville, California, Cory Whalen, 33, Solano County, California, Elizabeth Carrion, 38, Vacaville, California, Lenin Galeano, 32, Vacaville, California, Carmen Galeano, 30, Vacaville, California, Angelito Evangelista, 39, San Francisco, California, Clarisa Ang, 43, Elk Grove, California, Cris Ang, 46, Elk Grove, California and Lydia Ang, 71, American Canyon, California, were indicted in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving the purchase of 13 real estate …

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Robert Martinson, 45, Newcastle, California; his wife, Sheryl Hayden, 41, also of Newscastle Kathleen Delapp, 44, Auburn, California; Melissa Villegas, 34, Sacramento, California; and her husband Rick Villegas, 31, Sacramento, were charged in an eight-count indictment with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other related charges in a mortgage fraud scheme.

According to Assistant United States Attorney Russell L. Carlberg, who is prosecuting the case, the indictment alleges that …

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A federal grand jury in Los Angeles, California, has indicted four people in a mortgage fraud scheme that collected approximately $4 million in loan proceeds for properties that were not for sale. Those named in the indictment and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering are:
Angela Cotton, 38, Fontana, California, who allegedly ran a bogus title company and who self-surrendered to federal authorities;
Terral Toole, 40, Irvine (formerly …

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Two mortgage fraud fugitives have been arrested: Angel Armendariz, 27, and Rafael Santiago, 39. The arrests took place in San Diego and Los Angeles, California. Both fugitives were arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant involving federal fraud charges.

The first arrest occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m., on June 24, 2008, at the San Diego FBI Office located at 9797 Aero Drive, San Diego. At the time of the arrest, Angel …