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 ...

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A loan modification is a long-term mortgage relief option for borrowers experiencing financial hardship, such as loss of income due to illness. A modification typically changes the loan’s rate, term ...

An ex-lawyer in Irvine, Calif., has been arrested on charges of defrauding more than 400 victims in a $1.25 million loan modification scam targeting struggling homeowners. In April, the State Bar of ...

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None — Authorities are warning of a growing scam targeting distressed homeowners who are trying to get loan modifications. Terrie Geiler said she went looking for help online because she was faced ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing "criminal actors" of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation's housing crisis.

Online, March 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - SACRAMENTO - US Loan Auditors announced today that they are endorsing California Attorney General Jerry Brown's crack down on "phony loan audits" and "loan ...

Seattle woman recounts having part of face bitten off by suspect in downtown Seattle police referred the case to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for possible hate crime offense and ...

Travis Kelce named as victim in $35 million Ponzi scheme run by illegal immigrant Travis Kelce has been tagged as a victim in a major Ponzi scheme by prosecutors in a Missouri court, per multiple ...