California law offices raided in mortgage scam

California state agents raided a Calabasas law office this week as part of an investigation into a nation-wide mortgage scam.  View this report from ABC7 news.

California contemplating consumer alerts in major misappropriation cases

The State Bar of California is contemplating providing consumer alerts for alleged significant loan modification misconduct. Read more of the California Bar Journal article by Diane Curtis.

Chicago Conference

The 2011 OBI Conference will take place in Chicago. See the Conference page for details on registration.

Annual Conference set for Chicago

Plans for the annual conference to be held in Chicago are being finalized.  Updates will be posted to the Conference News page. Start making your plans now…

Attorney sentenced to 12 years for Mortgage Scam

From the Boston Herald, an article about an Attorney sentenced in Federal court for his part in a $10.6 million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.

“Foreclosure Defense” Scheme nets $186K judgment

From the Denver Post, an article about a mortgage fraud scam preying on the elderly and vulnerable.

Director At-Large

The 2010 elections have concluded.  Congratulations to Melissa Hill-Anderson who was elected Director At-Large! Thank you to all the candidates who participated and all the members who voted this year.

OBI Voting Concludes

Voting for this year’s At-Large Director concluded at 4PM P.S.T on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Election results will be announced soon!

OBI Conference Begins

The OBI Conference is now in progress in Seattle. Voting for one Director At-Large commenced at 12:00 P.S.T and will conclude on Thursday, October 7th at 4:00 P.S.T. All active members are eligible to vote and can do so by email if they are not attending the conference. The new Director At-Large will be announced [...]

California Mortgage Fraud

According to the October 1, 2010 issue of the LA Daily News, LA County in California is the epicenter of mortgage fraud.

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