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Short Sales, Bank Fraud and Off-HUD Payments Blog Post

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We recently uncovered a massive fraud in how some banks are handling short sales…

There has been a disturbing trend recently of lenders asking for back-channel, secret deals in order to approve a short sale on a home. These lenders ask that these payments not disclosed on the HUD statement, intimidate agents and home owners, and even say up front that if the payments are disclosed, they will stop the short sale from proceeding.

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Tim Lorenz
TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA
949 874-2247

This is how banks do business?  How are we to find our way through the mess?

Jan 11, 2010 04:25 PM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Is up to us to police those actions and report them. . . .there is no way I would allow my client  to be obligated to  something outside the HUD

Jan 11, 2010 09:08 PM
Jeremy Brandt
We Buy Houses® - Southlake, TX

@fernando - I couldn't agree more.  The problem is that to date the actions haven't been reported.  CNBC is airing our interview today on the subject, hopefully it will create some positive change in the banking industry.

Jan 11, 2010 11:31 PM
C. Lloyd McKenzie
Living Albuquerque - Albuquerque, NM
Living Albuquerque

I agree, this is quite disturbing.  I wonder when it will end

Jan 12, 2010 03:16 PM