Attorney General Sues Orlando Loan Modification Company for Foreclosure Fraud
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against an Orlando loan modification company alleging the company was committing foreclosure rescue fraud. Three Angels Community Action Network and company president Sherrard A. Haugabrooks are named in the lawsuit filed today in Seminole County Circuit Court. The lawsuit specifically alleges violations of Florida’s Foreclosure Rescue Law, §501.1377.
Members of the Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division, working as part of the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, began investigating Three Angels Community Action Network in February 2009. The company allegedly charged homeowners an up-front fee generally equal to a monthly mortgage payment prior to providing loan modification services. The lawsuit further states the company’s client contracts did not contain the contractual disclosures required by Florida’s Foreclosure Rescue Law, a 2008 legislative priority of the Attorney General.