Predatory Lending  Last updated: 04/19/2008 09:10:04 PM

Mortgage meltdown: Isle properties, loans and practices impacted by Carolyn Lucas, West Hawaii Today, 3/26/2008

Mortgage broker oversight proposed by Sue Kirchhoff, USA Today, 3/14/2008

Mortgage giants target appraisal fraud by Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, Honolulu Advertiser, 3/4/2008

Appraisers coerced to raise valuations Honolulu Advertiser, 2/11/2008

FBI targets mortgage fraud in Hawaii by Peter Boylan, Honolulu Advertiser, 2/1/2008

FBI opens criminal probes into subprime lending crisis by E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times,  Honolulu Advertiser, 1/30/2008

New Bill Would Protect Against Mortgage Fraud by Diane Ako, KHNL-8 News, 1/28/2007

Lender Lobbying Blitz Abetted Mortgage Mess-Ameriquest Pressed For Changes in Laws; A Battle in New Jersey by Glenn R. Simpson, The Wall Street Journal, 12/31/2007

Fed OK's a plan to clean up shady home lending by Jeannine Aversa, AP, USA Today, 12/18/2008

The Real Mortgage Fraud by Steve Chapman, Real Clear Politics, 12/16/2007

Hawaii sees mounting subprime loan failures by Rick Daysog, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/12/2007

American Home Mortgage seeks bankruptcy protection by Dan Seymour, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/7/2007

American Mortgage pulls out of Hawaii-About 40 isle workers lost their jobs as the national lender closed operations yesterday  Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/4/2007

American Home Mortgage collapses Pacific Business News (Honolulu), 8/3/2007

Major mortgage company collapses Honolulu Advertiser, 8/3/2007

Short Sales – Hawaii Buyer Beware! by Walt Harvey, Hawaii Reporter, 8/1/2007

Fed targets subprime loans Honolulu Advertiser, 7/18/2007

Hawaii Consumers Eligible for $1.6 Million in Ameriquest Restitution-Claim forms must be submitted by Sept. 10, 2007 by Christine Hirasa, Hawaii Reporter, 7/12/2007

How Wall Street Stoked The Mortgage Meltdown by Michael Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, 6/28/2007

Couple say they lost home to fraud (Kauai) by Lester Chang, The Garden Island, 6/20/2007

Minorities targeted for subprime loans, data show by Craig Torres, Bloomberg News Service, Honolulu Advertiser, 6/17/2007

Fed ponders mortgage default explanations Pacific Business News (Honolulu), 6/11/2007

Bernanke: Subprimes won't sink economy by Martin Crutsinger, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 5/18/2007

Know what kind of home mortgage you have by Michelle Singletary, Honolulu Advertiser, 4/26/2007

Foreclosure Disaster Prompts Mortgage Relief by Broderick Perkins, Realty Times, 4/20/2007

Fannie, Freddie Plan to Help Distressed Borrowers AP, 4/18/2007

Lenders urged to help distressed borrowers by Marcy Gordon, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 4/18/2007

Beware offers to rescue home mortgages by J.W. Elphinstone, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 4/18/2007

Subprime Over-reactions Killing Deals? by David Reed, Realty Times, 4/13/2007

Congress turns attention to subprime crisis by Ana Radelat, Gannett News Service, Honolulu Advertiser, 4/13/2007

Foreclosure's shadow falls across diverse set of US homeowners-At the housing boom's peak in 2005, 20 percent of new mortgage loans were subprime, four times the share a decade earlier by Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor, 4/9/2007

Subprime lending: lots to Hawaiians Pacific Business News (Honolulu), 4/9/2007

Doom and Gloom - Media Hypes the Sub-Prime Mortgage Scare by Walt Harvey, Hawaii Reporter, 4/8/2007

Regulators Scrutinized In Mortgage Meltdown by Greg Ip and Damiam Paletta, The Wall Street Journal, 3/22/2007

How Subprime Woes May Affect The Value of Your Home Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal, 3/21/2007

Subprime Mortgage Woes Spread; Forecasts for Home Prices Cut by Phil Izzo, The Wall Street Journal, 3/20/2007

Subprime mortgage lenders being probed by Marcy Gordon, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 3/20/2007

The Pros, Getting Conned-A Financial Meltdown, Courtesy of the Big Boys by Sebastian Mallaby, The Washington Post, 3/19/2007

Congress Primed to Act On Risky Home Loans by Greg Hitt and Sarah Lueck and James R. Hagerty,  The Wall Street Journal, 3/16/2007

Curbs urged on subprime mortgages by Alan Zibel, AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 3/16/2007

Local impact of home-loan investigation will be long-term by Lisa Huynh, West Hawaii Today, 3/15/2007

Subprime Politics-The housing boom is over; time to whoop on the bankers The Wall Street Journal, 2/7/2007

Mortgage loan risks must be revealed by Andrew Gomes, Honolulu Advertiser, 11/21/2006

Homeowner Gets Caught Up In a Classic Mortgage Swindle by Lew Sichelman, Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal, 6/23/2006

Officials aim to rein in mortgage brokers-The state will oversee a new task force that will try to agree on new industry regulations by Allison Schaefers, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 5/30/2006

Predatory Lending: The Loan Officer? by David Reed, Realty Times, 4/28/2006

Mortgage Scams and How to Fight Back If You've Been Swindled by Lew Sichelman, Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal, 4/18/2006

Borrowers Discover That Home Is Where the Mortgage Fraud Is by Andrea Coombes, Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal, 4/11/2006

Brokers want to delay legislation Pacific Business News (Honolulu), 2/24/2006

Predatory lenders put on notice by Michelle Singletary, Honolulu Advertiser, 2/2/2006

Caveat Emptor: No, Really by Iain Murray, The American Spectator, 12/20/2005

FBI Vows to Crack Down on Mortgage Fraud-Hot Real Estate Market Drives Reports of 'Suspicious' Activity, Agency Says by Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post, 12/15/2005

How to Prevent Excessive Loan Fees by Lew Sichelman, Realty Times, 12/14/2005

The Accidental Mortgage Detective-Meet Ann Fulmer, who started by uncovering shady dealings in her neighborhood and is now a well-respected fraud fighter Business Week Online, 8/25/2005

Lending, loopholes and liability by Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, 8/15/2005

Don't Be A Victim Of Loan Fraud-Protect Yourself from Predatory Lenders by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 8/18/2003

Faulty preapprovals guilty of rocking numerous sales by Kenneth R. Harney, Contra Costa Times, 7/10/2005

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