Category Archives: Real Estate
FTC Obtains Injunction, Asset Freeze on Alleged Mortgage Scam
The National Law Review recently published an article by Steven Eichorn of Ifrah Law regarding a Recent FTC Injunction: The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order from the federal court for the Central District of California for a preliminary injunction and asset freeze against all the defendants in an alleged mortgage modification scam. The complaint was filed against California-based Sameer …
U.S. Department of Justice Postpones ADA Requirements for Swimming Pools and Spas
Recently The National Law Review published a paper by the Labor and Employment Law Department of Barnes & Thornburg LLP regarding the ADA Requirements for Pools and Spas: On March 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (the Department) announced an immediate 60-day postponement of the effective date for the accessibility requirements for pools and spas subject to either Title II …
DOJ Goes After Smaller Fraudsters, Lets Big Fish Escape
An article featured recently in The National Law Review regarding the Department of Justice’s Prosecuting Fraud was written by Nicole Kardell of Ifrah Law: Successful criminal prosecutions of mortgage fraud seem to have one thing in common: a fraud figure well below $10 million. One of the recent cases that generated a fair amount of press involved the convictions …
Google, Microsoft Assume Roles of Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Web
Published December 6, 2011 in The National Law Review an article by Nicole Kardell of Ifrah Law regarding Google, Yahoo! and Bing have suspended their accounts with hundreds of advertisers and agents associated with mortgage programs under federal investigation: Google, Yahoo! and Bing have suspended their accounts with hundreds of advertisers and agents associated with mortgage programs under …
Mortgage Industry to Face Centralized Repository for State Regulatory Enforcement Actions – Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011
Posted in the National Law Review an article by attorney Thomas J. McKee, Jr., Gil Rudolph and Michael R. Sklaire of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding State Regulatory Registry LLC (SRR); Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011 On July 22, 2011, the State Regulatory Registry LLC (SRR) issued a Request for Public Comments on a proposal to collect, centralize and publish all state …
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by U.S. Department of Energy in response to The Washington Post’s assertions about the Department of Energy’s loan programs: The Washington Post’s assertions today about the Department of Energy’s loan programs are both incomplete and inaccurate. Here are the facts: over the past two years, the Department of Energy’s Loan …
NYC Condo Refinance Collapses Because There Was No “Meeting of the Minds”
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Eric S. O’Connor of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP wherein plaintiffs sought damages arising out of their attempt to refinance a mortgage loan with the defendant bank: In Trief v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Index No. 105280/09, — N.Y.S.2d — (Sup Ct, NY County, Apr. 4, 2011) (“Trief”), the …
Avoid Unnecessary Real Property Taxes
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Richard B. Tranter and Sarah Sparks Herron of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP regarding valuation pitfalls involved with the purchase of an on-going business that owns real estate. When Buying an On-Going Business that Includes Real Estate in Ohio Beware the valuation pitfalls involved with the purchase of an on-going business that owns …
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