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Freddie Mac Short Pay Off Fraud. Watch this!
I just watched this video. This doesn't look good.
http://www.reiwebinar.com/short-sale-fraud/go/
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Here ya go. From a previous post.
Here's the infomration I've been sending to our Realtors to clarify all the concerns their Broker may be having.
Almost had a Buyers Agent pull out today, thinking we were committing Fraud on a deal that's due to close in less than a week!
The Newsletter that's causing so much chaos! -
http://www.freddiemac.com/singlefamily/news/2010/0412_payoff_fraud.html
Webinar with Jeff Watson, Ron Ballard, and Chris Mchlaughin (3 highly regarded Lawyers in our industry) -
http://www.shortsalesriches.com/3lawyerupdate/
Here's Ron Ballard Blog about the Freddie Mac Newsletter - I(probably
won't even need to read, because they explain the newsletter so well in the webinar)
http://californiashortsalelawyer.com/2010/04/freddie-mac-article-on-short-payoff-fraud/
Here's Freddie Mac Offical Policy on Short Sale Flips (stating that flips
are legitimate and they recognize closings in a day, week, or month later are perfectly legal)
http://californiashortsalelawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bll0924xA.pdf