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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2012 

Brentwood Man Convicted of Making False Statements to a Bank and Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Attorney’s Office May 14, 2012 Middle District of Tennessee (615) 736-5151   Bank Crime, Financial, Fraud, Press Release   David E. Miller, 61, of Brentwood, Tennessee was convicted by a federal jury ...
05/15/2012
  Three People to be Arraigned on Time Share Mortgage Fraud Charges in 29-Count Indictment U.S. Attorney’s Office May 14, 2012 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2700   Financial, Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   CAMDEN—Three people from southern New Jersey are being arraigned today on charge...
05/15/2012
Chief Financial Officer Sentenced in $78 Million Dream Home Mortgage Fraud Scheme Received $413,075 in Compensation During Her 20 Months of Employment Despite Knowing That No Revenue was Being Made to Pay Off Investors’ Mortgages U.S. Attorney’s Office May 14, 2012 District of Maryland (410) 209...
05/15/2012
Broward Man Pleads Guilty for His Participation in Versailles Mortgage Fraud Scheme More Than 30 Defendants Have Been Sentenced in the Past Five Years in Connection with Mortgage Fraud Schemes at Versailles Development U.S. Attorney’s Office May 11, 2012 Southern District of Florida (313) 226-91...
05/15/2012
                                                        #1660 One thing that the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act does not do is require that lenders provide information that could provide evidence of redlining. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wild...
05/14/2012
                                                   #1659 Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) a lender may pay a kickback to a builder for sending a buyer in. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False A lender ...
05/14/2012
                                                  #1658 Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) a lender is allowed to pay a referral fee. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False Under RESPA lenders are prohibit...
05/14/2012
                                                     #1657 Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or RESPA, a lender is required to give an applicant for a loan a good faith estimate (GFE) of the closing costs associated with the loan within seven days of the application. Is this fact tr...
05/13/2012
                                                      #1656  When charges are calculated, the charges in a real estate transaction that are payable by or to a party to the closing will be found in the Truth In Lending Statement (TILA). Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solut...
05/13/2012
                                                          #1655 Federal legislation that will prevent discrimination against an applicant because of their race is RESPA. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False The ECOA or the E...
05/13/2012
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