Tag Archives: Jim Butler

$45 million settlement reached in mortgage fraud suit

By Tom Crawford | Published: March 13, 2012

JPMorgan Chase Bank agrees to a $45 million settlement in a Georgia lawsuit alleging mortgage fraud by the lending giant . . .

Tags: Jim Butler , JPMorgan Chase , Marlan Wilbanks , military veterans , mortgage fraud , refinancings

The makeover of the DNR board is completed

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 27, 2012

The state Board of Natural Resources has evolved over the past decade from a commission that encompasses business and conservation interests to a business development agency . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: conservationists , Department of Natural Resources , DNR board , Earl Barrs , Environmental Protection Division , Georgia Power , Jim Butler , Jud Turner , Kevin Greene , lobbyists , Rob Leebern , Sally Bethea , Troutman Sanders , Warren Budd

Federal lawsuit alleges massive mortgage fraud

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 5, 2011

Two mortgage brokers file a lawsuit alleging mortgage fraud by some of the nation’s leading financial institutions . . .

Tags: GMAC Mortgage , home loan refinancing , Jim Butler , Marlan Wilbanks , mortgage fraud , U.S. District Court , Wells Fargo Bank