By Lisa Prevost | The New York Times
At least 1,000 borrowers who signed on to “mass joinder” lawsuits against their mortgage lenders were allegedly scammed by two law firms that claimed to be acting on their behalf, according to a suit filed by attorneys general in Connecticut and Florida.
Earlier this month, the states obtained a temporary restraining order from a United States District Court judge in Florida halting further activity by the Resolution Law Group of Greenwich, Conn., and the Berger Law Group of Tampa, Fla. The firms are accused of misrepresenting to struggling homeowners that they would receive loan modifications.