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DannLaw files class action suit against Ohio Bureau of Motor vehicles to recover $3 million in bogus fees charged by deputy registrars

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Since July 2, 2018, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has allowed the state’s 200 deputy registrars to charge people obtaining or renewing driver’s licenses or state-issued I.D.s a $1.50 lamination fee even though the registrars were no longer producing—or laminating—the cards on site. As a result, an estimated two million Ohioans have been charged $3 million for a service that was not performed. Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio, told the Columbus Dispatch the … [Read more...] about DannLaw files class action suit against Ohio Bureau of Motor vehicles to recover $3 million in bogus fees charged by deputy registrars

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In a pleading filed on Wednesday, February 14, former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to order the release of documents related to the Ohio Public Employee Retirement Systems (OPERS) $300,000,000 investment in hedge funds managed by Glouston Capital Partners, LLC. Dann is seeking a Writ of Mandamus from the Court because OPERS and Glouston have repeatedly refused to comply with public records requests submitted by investigative journalist John … [Read more...] about DannLaw asks Ohio Supreme Court to force Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to release documents related to troublesome investments

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Jose Aguilar lost his home and his family when Wells unjustly denied their application for a mortgage loan modification. DannLaw is helping him fight for justice. This morning our client, Jose Aguilar was featured on the CBS Morning News. Jose lost his home to foreclosure when Wells Fargo unjustly denied his application for a mortgage loan modification. This story puts a very real human face on the damage Wells and other banks and mortgage servicers do when they cavalierly and callously … [Read more...] about CBS News story puts very real human face on damage caused by Wells Fargo abuses

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Lodging company data breach exposes hundreds of millions to identity theft, consumer fraud DannLaw, one of the nation’s leading consumer protection law firms, is urging victims of the massive Starwood data breach to immediately take steps to both protect their personal information and preserve their right to seek financial compensation from the Marriott Corporation, Starwood’s parent company. Last week Marriott announced that sensitive information belonging to 500,000,000 million people who … [Read more...] about DannLaw urges victims of Marriott/Starwood data breach to preserve right to hold company accountable

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We have the honor of representing three people who lost their homes because they were unjustly denied a loan modification by Wells Fargo. One of those clients, Jose Aguilar, recently told his story to a reporter from American Banker, a financial industry trade journal: Jose Aguilar was shocked, but also angry, when he received a letter of apology earlier this fall from Wells Fargo. Aguilar and his family lost their home in Chittenango, N.Y., in 2015 after trying time and again to get … [Read more...] about DannLaw fighting for families who lost homes due to Wells Fargo computer “glitch”

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Wells Fargo

DannLaw attorneys representing clients who lost their homes due to a Wells Fargo’s computer “glitch” will ask judges in three states to compel the scandal-laden bank to turn over documents related to the error. The Petitions for Discovery will be filed in Fayette County Court in Kentucky, in Syracuse, New York, and in Hamilton, Ohio. “We suspected from the moment Wells announced the mistake had been made and concealed for years that they weren’t telling the truth about what happened or how … [Read more...] about DannLaw asks state courts to force Wells Fargo to disclose information related to software glitch that caused hundreds of borrowers to lose homes

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DannLaw attorneys suspect troubled bank has understated number of victims, urges Wells borrowers who received loan modifications between 2010 and 2015 to seek legal advice. Earlier this year Wells Fargo revealed in an SEC filing that a “software glitch” caused the bank to improperly deny mortgage loan modifications to 625 homeowners between 2010 and 2015. At the time, Wells said it had set aside eight million dollars to compensate borrowers impacted by the mistake, including the 400 families … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo offering loan mod scandal victims lowball settlements, mediation instead of fair compensation

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Mortgage Reinstatement

What are Mortgage Reinstatements and Loan Modifications When you fall behind on your mortgage payments, the best way to avoid foreclosure is to pay the arrears, or the amount you owe your lender. There are two ways to bring your payments up to date so you can stay in your home. Mortgage Reinstatement If you have the funds needed to immediately resolve the past due balance you may apply for a mortgage reinstatement. To begin the mortgage reinstatement process you must contact your lender, … [Read more...] about Understanding Mortgage Reinstatement in Ohio

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Last year, Edwardo Sanchez, a paralegal in DannLaw’s New Jersey and New York office became the first person in his family to graduate from college, an event he proudly shared on Twitter. His tweet was noticed and retweeted by none other than Bill Gates who told his 43.2 million followers that Edwardo’s story was an “amazing moment of hope and progress” in what had been a “really tough year.” I agree with Mr. Gates, Edwardo’s achievement gives us all hope that the American Dream is still … [Read more...] about Keeping the Dream Alive

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Marc Dann - "The Con" Documentary Screenshot

In 2007 then-Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann was among the first officials in the nation to recognize that years of predatory mortgage lending and Wall Street greed was about to devastate the housing market and bring the U.S. economy to the brink of collapse. Now the filmmakers at Red Point Digital have produced and are preparing to release The Con, a documentary that chronicles the crisis, the people crushed by it, and those like Marc Dann who attempted to stop the economic carnage and hold … [Read more...] about New documentary chronicles “The Con” that nearly destroyed America’s economy and the role Marc Dann played in pursuing scam artists