Rocket Mortgage/Quicken Loans

Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam

Mortgages are enough of a headache without unscrupulous lenders.

Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions

Here’s what you need to know before you apply for a reverse mortgage.

Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers

Deceptive mailings attempt to trick homeowners into thinking they need to take action.

Disregard this Yellow Postcard, It’s a Mortgage Scam

Mortgage scam that targets new homeowners shows no signs of abating.

Nine Year Mortgage

  “You have a mortgage and a load of other debt. Wouldn’t it be great if it all just went away?” says this radio ad for Nine Year Mortgage. Yes,…

Mortgage Insurance Scam Goes Blue

The color changes but the deceptive marketing stays the same.

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore.  This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation

Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.

WaMu Option ARM Mortgages

In April 2015, a federal judge granted final approval of a $10 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against BrooksAmerica Mortgage Corp., Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp., WaMu Asset Acceptance…

Mortgages from JPMorgan Chase Bank

June 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-5834, S.D.N.Y.) April 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against JPMorgan Chase Bank for allegedly misrepresenting…

Quicken Loans

Officials fine lender $250K for alleged misleading mailings to service members and veterans.

Quicken Loans’ ‘No Registration, No Login’ Claims

Even without an account, lender may share users’ personal information with third parties.

HARP Refinance Lender: Not what You May Think it Is

Website with name similar to government mortgage program is filling inboxes. What is it after?

Home Title Lock

Company’s ads attempt to scare consumers into paying for title monitoring services that they may be able to get for free.

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Bank of America

A direct mail advertisement by Bank of America promoting low refinancing rates for homeowners has some consumer advocates concerned the materials may be misleading. American Banker reported this week that…

Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill)

A way out of pesky subscriptions or just another pesky subscription?

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level?

A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.