Missouri RealEstateRama

Jefferson City, MO - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced Missouri’s participation in a landmark national mortgage settlement that will bring more than $196 million to Missouri taxpayers and the state. The joint federal-state agreement addresses allegations of foreclosure abuses, unfair mortgage servicing practices, and fraud by the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers: Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Ally Financial.

Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that a Boone County grand jury has handed down 136-count indictments against DOCX, LLC and its founder and former president, Lorraine Brown, for forgery and making a false declaration related to mortgage documents processed by DOCX.

Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has given preliminary support to a proposed multistate agreement with some of the largest financial institutions in the country to settle civil claims related to the national mortgage foreclosure crisis.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today announced that Roger Harris, Hediger Enterprises Inc., Carroll Management Group, Forum Manor Associates L.P. and Forum Manor LLC have agreed to pay $295,000 in monetary damages and civil penalties to resolve a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, race and sex discrimination, retaliation and intimidation at Forum Manor Apartments, a federally-subsidized apartment complex in Rolla, Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, MO - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lynn B. Schenck, executive vice president and director of leasing and sales for Jones Lang LaSalle of St. Louis, Mo., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

KANSAS CITY, MO - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, articipated in the Kansas City Black Expo this past weekend as part of its ongoing effort to assist the nation’s homeowners..

KANSAS CITY, MO - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Leawood, Kan., attorney and a real estate speculator in the United Kingdom pleaded guilty in federal today to their roles in a fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from their victims.

Kansas City, MO - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Monthly single-family units permit activity edged up in May for the fourth consecutive month and for the first time this year surpassed the monthly year-over-year activity according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA). A total of 229 single-family units were permitted in May, up from 209 in April and up 7 percent over May 2010

Jefferson City, MO - June 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leaders of major banks, loan servicers and insurers will meet today with Attorney General Chris Koster to discuss ways to help Joplin consumers with mortgage and credit issues caused by the tornado.

May 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MHDC Chairman Jeffrey S. Bay convened a special meeting on Thursday, May 26, at which the Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to provide housing to Missouri residents who were displaced as a result of recent disasters. The Board unanimously agreed to provide immediate shelter for people who are homeless and to provide assistance to those in imminent danger of becoming homeless

ST. LOUIS, MO - May 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- While publically available data can provide valuable information on broad housing market conditions in the St. Louis region, these sources do not pinpoint regional, county, or neighborhood house-price trends. Even expensive proprietary data may not be satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that special disaster assistance may be available to Veterans with VA-guaranteed home loans who have been affected by recent tornados in Missouri.

Jefferson City, MO - May 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster said today he has obtained a consent judgment against a Greene County man who allegedly engaged in a foreclosure scam to trick vulnerable homeowners into transferring ownership of their homes to him and his associates.

ST. LOUIS, MO - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the guilty pleas of Joshua Gould, a former financial representative with Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. and affiliate of Spetner Associates; and David Rubin, employee and operator of two local offices of Coral Mortgage Bankers Corporation.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today opened the Unclaimed Property vaults sharing some of the most interesting pieces found in the safe deposit boxes he has received since November. Treasurer Zweifel showcased 19th-century Bank of St. Louis currency, a tortoise shell baby rattle, gold coins and military memorabilia from the 1,200 safe deposit boxes received from more than 100 banks