Washington State Regulator Tells Out-Of-State Lawyer Allegedly Peddling Loan Modification Services To 'Stop Now!'

From the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions:

• The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has taken swift action to stop an unlicensed mortgage loan modification company from continuing to harm Washington consumers.



• DFI issued a Temporary Cease and Desist Order against Home Credit Law Center, its President, attorney Brian R. Linnekens, and an employee, Derek Thomas. The Department ordered the Respondents, all of Los Angeles, to immediately cease and desist unlicensed activity, misrepresenting that Mr. Linnekens was licensed to practice law in Washington, and taking advance fees for loan modification services.

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• As the mortgage crisis continues in Washington, more homeowners are facing the prospect of foreclosure. Some, in a desperate search for relief, cling to any offer of help. Home Credit Law Center employees call Washington homeowners offering that relief for a $3,000 advance fee.

For more, see DFI Orders Unlicensed California Law Firm - Home Credit Law Center - To Stop Offering Unlawful Mortgage Loan Modifications (Brian R. Linnekens and his law firm charged with taking property from Washington residents by fraud or misrepresentation).