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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jul. 26, 2014

Consumer protection regulator sues lawyer over loan modification mill

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued a Garden Grove lawyer and two nonlawyers who worked with him for allegedly cheating "thousands" of homeowners seeking mortgage modifications.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued a Garden Grove lawyer and two nonlawyers who worked with him for allegedly cheating "thousands" of homeowners seeking mortgage modifications.


The suit claims Stephen Lyster Siringoringo and his associates violated consumer protection regulations by collecting advance fees of up to $3,500 and monthly fees of nearly $500 from peo...

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