June housing workshops serve more than 200 Delawareans; State agencies to sponsor additional
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond. At last month’s workshops, held June […]
Shredded, Recycled, Reused – Attorney General’s community shred days
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Attorney General’s Office announced the success of its “Community Shred Days” this month. In its continued effort to prevent identity theft, the Attorney General’s office hosted three free community shredding events, one in each of Delaware’s counties. Industrial-sized shredders at each site processed thousands of pounds of documents, and staff from the Consumer Protection […]
Mortgage Fraud Task Force takes action to protect homeowners
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 5, 2009
The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced today that it has formed a Mortgage Fraud Task Force to help homeowners stay in their homes. In conjunction with the Delaware State Housing Authority and the Office of the State Bank Commissioner, the Task Force is dedicated to reducing foreclosure and foreclosure-related fraud statewide by: • Providing information […]
Attorney General’s office supports Operation False Charity law enforcement sweep
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
In an effort to bring public attention to fraudulent charitable solicitors who claim to help police, firefighters, and veterans and to report charity fraud enforcement action already underway, the Delaware Attorney General’s office joined the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement officials in other states in announcing Operation False Charity. As part of today’s announcement, […]
DELAWARE URGES CONGRESS TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS FROM FORECLOSURE
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 6, 2009
The Delaware Department of Justice called on the US Congress to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to permit federal Bankruptcy Courts to protect families from foreclosure. In a letter sent to House and Senate Leadership the Attorneys General of 22 states and the District of Columbia report that, despite efforts by state and federal government […]
