Civil Rights Group Brings Class Action Suit Against Network Of SoCal Loan Modification Outfits Alleging Upfront Fee Ripoffs

From a recent press release from the Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law:

• The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Dorsey) filed Williams v. Premiere Loan Services, Inc., Case Number RIC1215573, a class action lawsuit in Riverside County, California, against a network of for-profit loan modification companies and associated individuals.
  
  The case is brought by six named plaintiffs, who live in California and Nevada, on behalf of a class alleged to include over 100 homeowners. The suit alleges that the defendants, who are based in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties in California, defrauded vulnerable homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars by inducing them to pay thousands of dollars in up-front fees for mortgage loan modification and related legal services that were never provided. Plaintiffs seek both monetary damages, including recovery of the illegal up-front fees, and injunctive relief to put an end to the deceptive practices of the defendants. The Lawyers’ Committee and Dorsey are representing the plaintiffs free of charge. (Click here to view Complaint.)
  
  The defendants named in the Complaint are Premiere Loan Services, Inc.; Raed Farraj; Nathaniel Genis; DKNZ Marketing & Media, Inc. d/b/a/ National Bailout Application Assistance; Samer J. Farraj; Ernest Auger; George Faraj; Emerge Financial Advisors, LLC; Thomas Duck; and Larry Foster.

For more, see Lawyers' Committee and Dorsey & Whitney LLP File Class Action Lawsuit Targeting Loan Modification Scam Acitvity in Riverside County, California.