Ohio AG Conducts Foreclosure Rescue Sweep; Hauls Six Upfront Fee Operators Into Court

From the Ohio Attorney General:

• "Attorney General Marc Dann today filed lawsuits against 6 different companies for preying on Ohioans with false promises of saving their homes from foreclosure. The attorney general’s investigations produced evidence that these companies may have violated at least five different consumer laws: Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA), Telephone Solicitation Sales Act (TSSA), Home Solicitation Sales Act (HSSA), Debt Adjusters Act (DAA), and the Credit Services Organization Act (CSOA). “Today, along with filing lawsuits against 6 foreclosure rescue firms, I am issuing a warning to companies who think they can get away with exploiting families who face the prospect of losing their homes: Stop Now or my office will stop you,” Attorney General Dann said [on Wednesday]."

Suits were filed against the following companies doing business in six Ohio counties: American Housing Authority, Inc. (Newport Beach, California), American Housing Financial, Inc., (Phoenix, Arizona), Cary Lavensky d/b/a Home Restoration Services (Cleveland, Ohio), F.A.S., LLC d/b/a Foreclosure Assistance Solutions and Mortgage Second Chance (Clearwater, Florida), Foreclosure Solutions, LLC (Cincinnati, Ohio), Richard Pinnix d/b/a Pinnix Business Services (Shaker Heights, Ohio), United Foreclosure Managers, LLC (Youngstown, Ohio).

For more, see Ohio AG Press Release - Foreclosure Rescue Scams Sweep (Attorney General Dann Files 6 Suits Against Companies For Foreclosure Rescue Scams)., or

See also, Attorney general's office sues six foreclosure rescue companies (Cleveland Plain Dealer), and Ohio Foreclosure Rescue Scams Sweep (All American Patriots).

For copies of the newly filed lawsuits (available online courtesy of Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann), see:

• American Housing Authority Inc. Complaint
• Foreclosure Assistance Solutions Complaint
• Foreclosure Solutions L.L.C Complaint
• Lavensky Complaint
• Pinnix Business Services Complaint
• United Foreclosure Managers, LLC Complaint
• Exhibit A

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