Cooperative Approach Necessary to Address Mortgage Fraud PodCast (03/26/2009)

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I'm Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.

Throughout our state, mortgage fraud is affecting our citizens, our homes, and our economy.

The Attorney General's Office has received hundreds, if not thousands, of complaints on various issues related to mortgage fraud including foreclosure rescue fraud and criminal fraud. Our mortgage fraud task force has filed five lawsuits and has 39 more cases open.

This mortgage fraud crisis is similar to a state of emergency, and it will take an all-hands-on-deck approach between our state's agencies to effectively address our citizens' concerns.

We must work together if we are going to make a difference.

I'm Bill McCollum, and this has been a consumer protection update.