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NYC Man Pleads Guilty to Using Mortgage Fraud for Buying Maine Marijuana Grow House

NYC Man Pleads Guilty to Using Mortgage Fraud for Buying Maine Marijuana Grow House

by Phil Hall | Dec 11, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A New York City man pleaded guilty in US District Court in Bangor, Maine, to submitting a false mortgage loan application and illegally maintaining a marijuana-involved premises. According to court records, Ken Yiu, purchased a house in Saint Albans, Maine, using an...
Report: Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Letitia James in Mortgage Fraud Case

Report: Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Letitia James in Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly hit a new roadblock in its attempts to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud-related charges. CNN, sourcing its information from an unnamed “person familiar with the development,” is...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 24-28

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 24-28

by Phil Hall | Nov 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Thought leaders saying the right thing, revenge seekers doing the wrong thing, and a new movie and book worth pursuing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Nov. 24-28. Hit: The Right Words. James Fishback, the CEO...
Swalwell Sues Pulte Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations

Swalwell Sues Pulte Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has filed a lawsuit against Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accusing him of violating the First Amendment and the Privacy Act of 1974 in his criminal referral to the Department of Justice that alleged the...
Judge Dismisses Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James

Judge Dismisses Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James

by Phil Hall | Nov 24, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on alleged mortgage fraud, stating the prosecutor in the case was unlawfully appointed. The Hill reports US District Judge Cameron Currie, a Clinton...
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