Tennessee AG, Memphis Legal Services Firm File Suits Against Upfront Fee Foreclosure Rescue Operator

In Nashville, Tennessee, WTVF-TV Channel 5 reports:

• The Tennessee Attorney General filed suit Tuesday against a company suspected of charging consumers for services it and its principals have not provided. The lawsuit filed against Tennessee Housing Protection Agency, Inc., alleges violations of consumer protection laws.

• "With foreclosures in Tennessee going up, we are concerned that homeowners across the state may turn to ‘foreclosure rescue' operations such as this that in some cases offer only false hope," said Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper, in a news release.

• The lawsuit also alleges that the Memphis-based company's name is misleading and deceptive to consumers. The name sounds similar to an agency authorized by the state. The company is not a government agency and is not affiliated with the state.

• The Memphis Area Legal Services also filed lawsuits against the company and its principals.

Source: AG Files Suit Against Foreclosure Rescue Company.

Go here for the WTVF-TV Channel 5 video.

See also:

• Tennessee AG's press release: Attorney General Files Suit Against Tennessee Foreclosure Rescue Company,
• Memphis Commercial Appeal: Home-loan help agency faces suit (Foreclosure rescue 'unfair, deceptive,' customers say).