by Joseph Bird It has been a while since we updated you on Allied Mortgage*, especially the US v Allied and Americus 2.5 billion dollar False Claims Act civil lawsuit. Since our last update, the case was transferred to a Houston, Texas Federal District Court. Many or the other peripheral cases have gone into hibernation […]
Allied Home Mortgage and Pinocchio
by Joe Bird, Esq. Many of us were introduced to the concept of lying and its destructive powers through the story of little Pinocchio. A wooden puppet magically animated, yet unable to lie without his wooden nose growing longer and longer with each lie. Real life often mimics classic tales. Take for example little Jim […]
The Man Behind The Curtain II – Jim Hodge and Allied Home Mortgage
by Joe Bird In recent months, Jim Hodge, the owner, CEO and chief wizard in charge of all companies Allied, has announced he wants to “restore his reputation” and that he would love to chat with the media, but was “traveling”. It is unclear where he is traveling to, but he is on the run […]
The 9 Lives Of Jim Hodge
by Brian Mahany Folk legend says cats have 9 lives. People don’t. Anyone following the storied career of mortgage pirate Jim Hodge might feel otherwise. We are confident, however, that the game is finally over. Yesterday, HUD’s Mortgagee Review Board started the process to shut down Hodge once and for all. A letter from the […]
Breaking News: Lloyds Bails on Allied Home Mortgage
by Brian Mahany By now, most of our readers and many in the mortgage industry know that we have the largest federal false claims action in the U.S., HUD’s $2.4 billion case against Allied Home Mortgage and CEO Jim Hodge. We have proudly represented former Allied employees who didn’t get paid and the American taxpayers […]
Think You Have A Good Mortgage Fraud Case?
Whistleblower Rewards Available to Mortgage Company Insiders Post by by Joe Bird and Brian Mahany Many serious cases of fraud are not readily discernable. That should come as no surprise – those perpetrating the fraud spend much time and energy concealing it and convincing their victims that all is right with the world. Sometimes it […]