Debt collectors trying to collect debt from the wrong person were the top source of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to a recent report released today by the TexPIRG Education Fund. The report also found that Texas consumers are 10th in the nation in filing complaints to the CFPB about debt…
JoLeigh Ares, who operated a La Feria-based mobile home business as the “Park Girl,” goes to trial April 7 in state district court. Ares is charged with theft and deceiving residents who purchased mobile homes from her. To read the entire article, click here.
Attorney Raul Noriega describes the “Park Girl” case as a very complicated one. Noriega, works with the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, represents 84 clients that claim they were scammed by Joleigh Ares when they purchased homes from her. To read the entire article and watch the news broadcast, click here.
State District Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez has denied defense motions to dismiss the criminal case against JoLeigh Ares, who operated the La Feria-based mobile-home business as the Park Girl. To read the entire article, click here.
A bank has given a Brownsville family two weeks to vacate the home they bought from a couple who allegedly owned it free and clear. The couple was led to believe the seller didn’t owe any money on the house. Experts said it is a common type of fraud in the Rio Grande Valley. To…
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