“The suit also seeks civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation.”
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Illinois accuses mortgage firm of robosigning
(Reuters) – The attorney general in Illinois on Thursday sued a mortgage document firm and said it filed “faulty” documents with local governments in a rush to process mortgages and foreclosures.
Nationwide Title Clearing Inc was a “key contributor” to the mortgage crisis by “undermining the integrity and accuracy of the mortgage servicing and foreclosure process,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a statement.
The Palm Harbor, Florida-based firm prepares documents for mortgage servicers to use against borrowers who are in default or foreclosure.
A spokeswoman for Nationwide Title said the firm had not yet seen the lawsuit.
The lawsuit comes as Illinois and other states are close to signing an agreement with five top U.S. banks to resolve allegations of mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses.
Those negotiations began more than one year ago, after reports emerged that workers had “robo-signed,” or signed without reading, thousands of pages of mortgage documents, which in some cases led to unlawful foreclosures.
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The AG filed a suit that does not include criminal charges against those persons who
committed fraud!
Can the STATE AG file criminal charges readdocs..?? .or would she refer that criminal investigation to the STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE??? I think the criminal investigations is the job of the cops, the States Attorneys…the FBI..and the Sheriffs depts …For the love of God…the bank attorney for my commercial property fraudclosure used to be an assisstant to the State AG! An attorney already told me she has been in trouble already! This is a disgrace! These traitors are making a mockery of America!