Media Spotlight, Police Report Alleging Theft By Deception Force Refund From Alleged Loan Mod Racket; Outfit Booted From NC, Now Operates In Georgia

In Decatur, Georgia, WGCL-TV reports:

• An Atlanta woman who tried and failed to get her money back from a mortgage modification company got a different answer after filing a police report(1) and calling CBS Atlanta News. Latarese Johnson wanted her $60 deposit back from Loan Help Solutions in Decatur after discovering the company and its CEO Nathaniel Livingston had a shady past.

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• According the Better Business Bureau in North Carolina, Livingston's company, then called Mortgage Help Services, had 23 complaints lodged against it in 2009. In June of 2009, a North Carolina judge ordered Livingston to cease doing business. The North Carolina Attorney General's Office also asked to the court to permanently ban the company and order it to refund money to customers. Loan Help Solutions has been advertising in metro Atlanta for months.

For the story, see Woman Gets Money Back From Loan Company (Atlanta Woman Files Theft Charges Against Loan Company).

(1) Latarese Johnson filed a theft by deception complaint against the company last week with the Decatur Police Department, the story states.