Among them were two Southern California firms, Siringoringo Law Firm and Clausen & Cobb Management Company, whose principals were accused of partnering on schemes to charge
illegal fees for loan modifications.
The companies in question charge American borrowers high and often
illegal fees for fraudulent services such as loan forgiveness and payment reduction.
Not exact matches
A New York City advocacy group
for low - income and minority residents filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank last fall
for what it says are
illegal and exploitative tactics that have cost the two named plaintiffs thousands of dollars in penalty
fees it contends they shouldn't have had to pay.
My car insurance includes
fees for driving around
illegals.
lewa and Benz r out, griezmann, lukaku, auba and dybala r young and will have d cash pits of Europe chasing them... which means astronomical transfer
fees / wage (we'll definitely lose in d bidding war)... huguain is a viable option but with a transfer
fee of 55m and 200k wages
for a 29 year old????... BONKERS!!!!! I don't know about u but I feel we shld do everytin legal /
illegal to get vardy... by 2 - 3 years time, others strikers will have surfaced but
for now there's a limited pool and d richest club r d sharks... i would like any of d young strikers but it doesn't mean we shld pay 40m more than their market value like its an auction!!!!
Using
fees to raise revenue is clearly
illegal under state law, and it's time
for the counties to have an honest discussion about their budgets.»
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the Headmaster of Mfantsipim Senior High School in the Central region, Mr John Kwamina Ankomah Simpson to step aside
for charging
illegal fees.
The proposal — sponsored by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and being fast - tracked to a hearing Monday — would make it
illegal for anyone to charge a
fee to perform therapy to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.
The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, believes the Ghana Education Service's sanctioning of head teachers
for allegedly charging
illegal fees under the Free SHS policy, was inconsiderate, looking at the infrastructure constraints in those schools.
The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reinstate the two head teachers who were sacked
for allegedly charging
illegal fees under the free SHS programme.
He was among the head teachers summoned by the GES
for allegedly charging
illegal fees under the Free SHS policy.
Plus, the bank had set up the
illegal late
fees for some borrowers even when payments were made on time.
There have even been cases in which real estate agents have received
illegal kickbacks and
fee splitting in return
for recommending clients to certain lenders.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
for example, makes it
illegal for a car dealer or any lender to impose greater than normal interest rates or
fees because of race, sex, age, marital status and national origin.
It is a crime
for someone to pay or receive an
illegal referral
fee.
My understanding was that it's
illegal for them to charge any
fee prior to settling at least one of your debts.
These services were offered
for an
illegal up - front
fee, and the defendants went as far as to post fake positive reviews online to scam more borrowers.
This law makes it
illegal for a lender to impose a higher interest rate or higher
fees based on a person's race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status or national origin.
For instance, if debt collectors make harassing calls at imprudent hours or lie to you claiming or threatening to do something they are not legally entitled to do, you can contact an attorney and take legal action against them in order to cease the illegal practice and get compensation for damages and any legal fees you may have incurred
For instance, if debt collectors make harassing calls at imprudent hours or lie to you claiming or threatening to do something they are not legally entitled to do, you can contact an attorney and take legal action against them in order to cease the
illegal practice and get compensation
for damages and any legal fees you may have incurred
for damages and any legal
fees you may have incurred in.
As we blogged just last week, the CFPB most recently took action against four California - based credit repair companies — and three associated individuals —
for a number of alleged
illegal activities, upfront
fees among them.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Hargrave in 2008, alleging false advertising and the
illegal collection of up - front
fees for his so - called credit repair services.
Its
illegal for them to call you if they know you have attorney representation, but attorneys cost money and
fees that may be charged up front.
It is
illegal in North America to require an upfront
fee when applying
for a loan.
The good news is that if you live in Ontario, the provincial government has heard your concerns and is making it
illegal for travel companies to advertise travel packages without including all of the taxes and
fees in the price.
Many borrowers get scammed into paying large,
illegal upfront
fees in exchange
for help that never arrives.
It is
illegal for debt settlement firms that telemarket to charge
fees upfront.
This new law has also made it
illegal for lenders to add more
fees to the deceased's account following a notification of death.
NoteWorld,
for its part, stonewalls customers and refuses to refund
illegal fees, hiding behind false claims that it «only» provides «payment processing» services; that it is «not a debt settlement company»; and that it is wholly «independent» from the vanishing Front DSCs.
In two high profile cases, the CFPB and Florida's Attorney General shut down student loan debt relief company College Education Services and, separately, filed a lawsuit against Student Loan Processing US
for running
illegal debt relief services that, «exploited vulnerable student loan borrowers, made false promises about their debt relief services, and charged
illegal upfront
fees.»
One example would be making it
illegal for people to get off the grid with renewable solar energy, and / or fining people or making them pay
fees to access the grid when they don't even want to be on the grid.
10 Counsel
for Pacific Dunlop Ltd. argues that the
fee agreement of plaintiff's counsel is
illegal as not being authorized by the Act, and as offending the Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 15, and An Act Respecting Champerty, R.S.O. 1897, c. 327.
In the consumer class action sector, Alberstone is currently lead or co-lead counsel in several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning
illegal mark - ups of default related
fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default
fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning
illegal charging
for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving
illegal assessment of default - related service
fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquets.
This is primarily due to Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar, in which the Supreme Court found the Fairfax County Bar Association's minimum -
fee schedule
for title examinations constituted
illegal price fixing.
«Illinois lawyer tied to indicted law firm; A Tribune investigation raises questions about
fees paid to a Springfield attorney by a high - powered law firm; That firm was indicted last month in California on charges it lured clients with
illegal kickbacks»: The Chicago Tribune today contains a lengthy article that begins, «
For the last three decades, whenever a major corporation has been accused of cheating its stockholders, the powerhouse New York law firm of Milberg Weiss hasn't been far behind with a class - action lawsuit.»
In his article, Hamblett reports on a hearing held by Judge Lewis Kaplan, SDNY, on whether a U.S. Attorney improperly coerced KPMG to cut off legal
fees for employees and partners who refused to cooperate with an investigation into allegedly
illegal tax shelters.
Workers can not be charged
fees for jobs; it's strictly
illegal.
Your Rights as a Foreign Worker (PDF) Provides new immigrants with basic information on
illegal fees,
illegal firings, and general rights and responsibilities
for workers and employers.
Capping (a felony in Pennsylvania) is the
illegal referral of clients to legal offices
for a
fee.
It's
illegal for tax preparers to base their
fee on a percentage of your refund, so you should walk if that's what they offer.
In 2010, the Federal Reserve made it
illegal for banks to automatically charge customers overdraft
fees on debit - card and ATM transactions.
Important Insider's Note: It's
illegal for a life insurance agent to charge
fees for their «shopping service».
Now asking individual brokerages to fix their
fees is what's
illegal, just like we have been doing
for so many years and got away with it or did thousands of REALTORS all come up with the exact same
fee schedule?
Since these are the Consultant's clients and the Consultant will be recommending which agent to use, the client can pay the Consultant
for that service instead of through an
illegal agent referral
fee.
In a dissent, one of the appellate judges said no argument had been made that the brokers used
illegal means to obtain the commission, a precondition
for forbidding the awarding of contingency
fees.
It may also mean that anyone that's non-realtor, the public can sell / buy real estate (or who set up their website business and get lead / traffic from your detailed MLS datas) by doing real estate transaction directly with /
for the buyer / seller lead,
illegal transactions, or extracting referral
fees from all parties, all without being licensed and paying all those hefty
fees as realtors do....
According to RESPA, such referral
fees are
illegal, and settlement service
fees can be charged only
for actual goods or services.
Jennifer and Chris - In tenant friendly state of Massachusetts its
illegal to charge
for anything extra besides first, last, sec dep and lock
fee.
And finally, it is
illegal to charge an additional security deposit or other
fees for any of these accommodations.
Marketing service agreements are not
illegal under RESPA, but the
fees lenders pay real estate professionals must be
for actual services rendered and can't be tied to the number of referrals to the lender.
I am confused on a video you did about it being
illegal for someone who doesn't have a real estate license to match a seller to a buyer
for a
fee?