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Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:58 AM

Fraud Altert: Unexpected IRS refund

If you receive an unsolicited email that appears to be from the IRS requesting that you file a "tax refund request," do not fall victim to this identity theft scheme. Numerous people are receiving unsolicited email informing them that a $9,390.55
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:13 PM

State targets property-tax payers

Orange County Register Beginning with the 2012 tax bill (the one due in April 2013), the state Franchise Tax Board will require property owners to break down their property taxes into deductible and non-deductible portions. Read the full story
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 6:47 PM

Fraud Alert: Financial fraud against older Americans peaks during holidays

Instances of financial abuse and fraud against the elderly increased from November 2010 to January 2011, according to a recent report from MetLife, which found overall investment fraud targeted towards older Americans is on the rise. Americans over the
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:38 AM

Fannie Mae announces third quarter servicer results

Fannie Mae announced Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards (STAR) Program results through the third quarter of 2011. The STAR program, announced in February 2011, measures the performance of servicers with an emphasis on foreclosure prevention. Servicers
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:40 PM

Fraud Alert: Better Business Bureau email scam

An email with the subject line “Complaint from your customers” is circulating and may be a scam, according to an urgent scam alert by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The email appears to come from a Better Business Bureau employee
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 9:49 AM

PUC Halts Power Line Project in Chino Hills!

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin CHINO HILLS - The California Public Utilities Commission has ordered Southern California Edison to stop construction on its expanded power line project and ordered it to present "feasibility, cost and timing" for
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Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:07 PM

CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO TAKE TRTP CASE TO SUPREME COURT

CITY OF CHINO HILLS PRESS RELEASE PR11 – 095 Contact: Denise Cattern Valerie McClung (909) 364-2615 (909) 364-2618 Date: September 28, 2011 City Attorney Mark Hensley announced that the Chino Hills City Council voted in closed session to file a
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Sunday, September 25, 2011 4:53 AM

C.A.R. releases its 2012 Housing Market Forecast

California home sales and median price are predicted to improve only slightly in 2012, as the continuation of the tepid economic recovery, uncertainty about the future, and funding challenges for residential mortgages are expected to keep the market moving
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Monday, September 05, 2011 9:14 AM

Assembly Bill 771 Adjusts Laws for HOA Documents

Talking Points Existing law requires homeowners’ associations (HOAs) to provide specific documents to prospective purchasers of homes in a CID -- a form of real estate ownership in which each homeowner has an exclusive interest in a unit and a shared
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Saturday, August 27, 2011 6:07 AM

Weekly Fraud Alert: FBI emails

Threatening emails purportedly from the FBI and its leadership have been making the rounds recently. The FBI does not send threatening emails to the public. It uses the legal process should it want to contact a member of the public. The FBI cautions,
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:18 AM

Hope For The Hills!

The Hope for the Hills site was created to bring awareness to SCE's blatant disregard to route monstrous 500 kv power lines in the middle of several south-land communities. The effort is formally known as the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:39 AM

Fraud Alert - Tax Scammers

The San Francisco Chronicle Feds warn Californians about tax scammers The Internal Revenue Service is warning Californians about a ring of scammers who bilk people by posing as tax preparers. Read the full story
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Monday, July 11, 2011 1:18 PM

Fannie Mae offers investors new financing option

CNBC Last month, Fannie Mae made a change to its rules for all-cash buyers to apply for mortgages. Currently, Fannie Mae requires a minimum of six months to elapse between the time a borrower purchases a home and subsequently applies for a cash-out refinance.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 1:13 PM

FHA gives jobless homeowners one-year break

MSNBC Beginning Aug. 1, the Federal Housing Administration will extend the period for unemployed homeowners to miss mortgage payments from four months to a full year, providing qualified homeowners with more time to find employment before the foreclosure
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Monday, July 11, 2011 1:05 PM

The Verdict: Hang Up!

Don't Fall for Jury Duty Scam 06/02/06 The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out for your arrest. You say you never received
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