PRESS RELEASE
May 2, 2011
For Immediate Release
Greensboro, NC
May 2, 2011
Contact: Jeff Thigpen Guilford County Register of Deeds
Ph. 336-451-5300
Ph. 336-641-4802
Email: jthigpe@co.guilford.nc.us
PRESS RELEASE
Register of Deeds Jeff Thigpen Uncovers Possible Fraud by Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and MERS
Guilford County Register of Deeds Jeff Thigpen will hold a press conference in the Blue Room in the Old Guilford County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 6th at 10 am to reveal the findings of an internal investigation initiated after a 60 Minutes segment called “The Mortgage Paperwork Mess” that followed alleged fraud committed the company Doc X, owned by Lender Proccessing Services (LPS) and contracted with major mortgage and banking institutions including Wells Fargo, Bank of America and the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Inc.
Register of Deeds Thigpen will be joined by Lynn Szymoniak, an attorney interviewed during the segment by 60 Minutes Scott Pelley. The findings of this internal investigation will be revealed and forwarded to the appropriate federal and state agencies including the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), and Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
The findings will be submitted to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, heading the 50 State Attorney General Investigations into Foreclosure Fraud, and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, current President of the National Association of Attorneys General for their consideration and the financial services institutions.
Register of Deeds Thigpen will also announce actions taken involving Lenders and Mortgage companies to address the findings of this investigation.
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*April 4, 2011 60 Minutes segment on Mortgage Mess:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7361572n
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7361572n&tag=contentMain;contentBody
source: Guildforddeeds.com
there will be a similar press release for some county in or near Boston or the Cape Cod area soon. Big time fraud….
Rick,
Please email link to info@stopforeclosurefraud.com if you come across it.
Thanks for the tip!