Owner of Legacy Lending pleads guilty in $20 million mortgage scam (Osseo-Maple Grove Press) On March 2, in federal court in St. Paul, the 30-year-old part owner of Legacy Lending pleaded guilty to participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved 37 separate real estate transactions and $20 million in loan proceeds.

BMO Bank of Montreal Lowers Mortgage Rates (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) BMO Bank of Montreal announced today it is decreasing its residential mortgage rates, effective March 10, 2010.

Prison for Alexandria man for $400k mortgage scheme (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) A 30-year-old man from Alexandria, Minn., was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after admitting that he concealed more than $400,000 in payments to himself and others from mortgage loan proceeds, then using some of that money to buy a motorcycle.

New DA mortgage fraud unit obtains plea deal (The Bakersfield Californian) A three-year-old real estate fee the county imposed to fund mortgage fraud investigations has netted its first catch. Primo Feliciano Jacquez, 37, pleaded no contest in Kern County Superior Court Thursday to one count of grand theft by false pretense.

Ten of the best … ways to improve your chances of getting a mortgage (Guardian Unlimited) Lenders have indicated that 2010 could see homebuyers struggle to secure a loan. But you can improve your chances of a successful application, says Hilary Osborne The easy availability of mortgages was a key factor behind the credit crunch, and once the global banking system started to implode it was one of the first things to give. Lenders cracked down on loan-to-values and tightened up ...

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Straight answers to my health insurance queries are at a premium (Guardian Unlimited) NatWest Life policy application needed a check-up of its own In 2007, I took out level term insurance with a NatWest Life personal pension. It cost £75 a month to cover my £270,000 mortgage. My financial adviser later questioned this. He knew my medical history and was surprised the premiums were so low. I had not been asked about my health when I signed the NatWest form, but I had a procedure ...

Defense Wants Casey Party Pics Thrown Out (WFTV 9 Orlando) Casey Anthonys defense attorneys want pictures showing their client partying, thrown out of the case. VIDEO REPORT: Defense Wants Pics Tossed PARTY PICS: Casey With Friends READ: Judge's Order | Motion | Fees | Application

N.J. High Court Weighs Title Insurer's Liability for Attorney's Theft of Client Funds (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance) The New Jersey Supreme Court is deciding if a title insurer can be held liable for a lawyer's theft of a home buyer's funds if it fails to tell the buyer directly it is not responsible for the lawyer's misdeeds.

N.J. High Court Weighs Title Insurer's Liability for Attorney's Theft of Client Funds (Law.com) The New Jersey Supreme Court is deciding if a title insurer can be held liable for a lawyer's theft of a home buyer's funds if it fails to tell the buyer directly it is not responsible for the lawyer's misdeeds. The case, Lawyers Funds for Client Protection v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., argued Monday, is being closely watched by the title industry, which could become a deep pocket for fleeced ...