The U.S. Justice Department is pushing ahead with its investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James over mortgage fraud allegations after President Donald Trump demanded the case move forward, according to people familiar with the matter. The case is still being pursued through the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia in […]
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New York recorded its first criminal conviction under a new deed theft law, securing a guilty plea from a real estate agent. Oscar Dais pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing a Rockland County homeowner’s property by forging her signature, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. The agent committed forgery and violated the Home Equity Theft
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The top Senate Democrat with oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for more details about the Trump administration’s efforts to take the mortgage giants public. The Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have been holding meetings with housing advocates, think tanks and mortgage industry representatives this month
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