Other Languages$49M in principal mortgage reductions for struggling homeowners
and $1,000+ cash payments to eligible foreclosed borrowers in Washington
state
Tougher mortgage servicing standards hold Ocwen accountable for past practices, ensure fundamental servicing reforms
SEATTLE — Ocwen
Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen
Loan Servicing, have agreed to a joint state-federal settlement with
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 48 additional states and the District of
Columbia, and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
A Yakima jury today announced its unanimous verdict that a local sex offender is a sexually violent predator and should be civilly committed. Jonathan Parsons, 38, had three prior convictions for sexual assaults against young boys.
The Attorney General’s Office today released an informal opinion that addresses the most time-sensitive part of a four-part request made by Interim Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Gerald Fuller. The opinion addresses the process for filling the vacancy in the Grays Harbor County Prosecutor’s office caused by the retirement of former prosecutor, Stew Menefee, in September.
Washington state leads effort to combat human trafficking
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, along with 46 other state and territorial attorneys general, sent a letter asking Congress to fund the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). This funding would go toward programs that fight human trafficking in the United States and abroad.
Morgan Eugene Christensen was sentenced Friday to more than 23
years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder with a
deadly weapon and first degree burglary in Ferry County Superior Court.
Former Whitcom 911 Employee Guild treasurer Emily Kirk of Pullman,
Wash., was sentenced to 60 days with 30 converted to community service
after pleading guilty to Theft in the First Degree and Forgery for
stealing $13,910 from the guild.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, along with 12 other attorneys general, submitted comments to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging reduction in dangerous pollution.
Attorneys general order U.S. Fidelis pay back 19,000 consumers nationwide
Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined three other state attorneys general today in announcing that approximately 19,000 consumers nationwide will share more than $9.3 million to compensate them for their problems with U.S. Fidelis, a now-defunct dealer of vehicle service contracts. Checks are going in the mail today for those who filed a claim.
Many businesses have contacted the state Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Labor & Industries about a misleading letter sent from a company called ‘Labor Standards Compliance Office’ listed at a Tacoma, Wash. address.
King County Superior Court Judge Jean Rietschel today issued a ruling that the state’s 2012 charter schools initiative may continue to be implemented.
The judge upheld the charter schools law, as written, against multiple constitutional arguments, finding that only one limited aspect of the law should be stricken.