The 14-year-old girl suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital. Traces of drugs, including cocaine, found in some shark species: study A new study published in the journal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Three Sacramento-area attorneys have been arrested for running what prosecutors say was a loan modification scam that allegedly bilked homeowners out of thousands of dollars ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory on foreclosure rescue services and foreclosure-related loan modification ...

Several Staten Island families say they lost their homes after turning to a foreclosure prevention company that claimed it could help them (1). Instead, homeowners say that working with a business ...

A federal court banned three men and their company from the mortgage modification business and ordered them to pay nearly $19 million for consumer refunds. The Federal Trade Commission sued First ...

The Better Business Bureau of Western Virginia reported that area consumers have been scammed by loan modification companies offering services in direct violation of FTC regulations. It was reported ...

Mortgage-relief scams target blacks, Latinos: Since the housing crisis began, nearly half the victims of mortgage loan-modification scams have been of African-American, Latino or Asian descent, ...

A mortgage loan modification is a relief option designed for borrowers experiencing long-term financial hardships that make it impossible for them to keep up with payments. The goal is to reduce your ...