Lawyers' Committee's Fight Against Unscrupulous Loan Modification Scammers Continues
The case seeks to recover money damages, including the illegal up-front fees paid by plaintiffs, and injunctive relief. Read More »
Lawyers' Committee & Davis Polk File Fourth Suit Targeting Loan Modification Scam in Nassau County
Plaintiffs from New York and six other states seek to recover illegal upfront fees and monetary damages. Read More »
Lawyers' Committee & Partners File Suit for Mortgage Rescue Scam Targeted at Hispanics
Suit is one of the first cases filed in federal court that alleges a violation of the FHA based on a mortgage rescue scam. Read More »
Lawyers Committee to Spotlight Loan Modification Scams At Leading Frauds Press Conference
Lawyers Committee makes effort to offer guidance on avoiding loan modification scams during National Consumer Protection Week. Read More »
- Mar 14 Are US minorities being denied voting rights? Voting Rights Project Co-Director Marcia Johnson-Blanco was featured on an Al Jazeera panel discussion on voter suppression.
- Mar 14 Groups Wage Battle Over Voter ID Laws With many states passing voter suppression legislation, voting rights activists have had to work to minimize the damage of harsh policies. New laws that enact photo ID requirements, limit third-party voter registration, require proof of citizenship, and decrease early voting days have a disproportionately negative impact on minorities, students, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Many of these individuals rely on the easy accessibility of third-party registration drives to register and the convenience of expanded early voting days to cast a ballot. Furthermore, these groups often lack the resources to get an acceptable ID or have limited access to resources the state may offer.
- Mar 12 Lawyers' Committee & Davis Polk File Fourth Suit Targeting Loan Modification Scam in Nassau County The suit alleges vulnerable homeowners were defrauded out of tens of thousands of dollars while falsely promised much needed mortgage modifications.
