• Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes,Jonathan Delozier

    Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes

    A bill on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk could give county clerks new tools to combat deed fraud, but one industry expert says the measure doesn’t go far enough to protect against scams carried out online. Senate Bill 15 — approved by the Texas Legislature in August — would require clerks to ask for

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  • Mortgage rates drop below 6% for FHA, VA loans,Sarah Wolak

    Mortgage rates drop below 6% for FHA, VA loans

    On Thursday, mortgage rates data from Mortgage News Daily (MND) showed that the 30-year fixed rates for government loans fell below 6%. As of Thursday afternoon, the average Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan rate was 5.97% and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rate was 5.99%. Mort

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  • Stolen name, stolen benefits: Details on alleged cult, FBI raid on mansion ,Steve Byerly, Liz Owens and Ethan Hunter

    Stolen name, stolen benefits: Details on alleged cult, FBI raid on mansion

    MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The FBI and Columbia County deputies raided a West Lake mansion Wednesday, arresting the leader of the House of Prayer Christian Church — a group critics call a cult that scams veterans out of benefits.Columbia County deputies assisted with the raid at 3816 Honors Way, bu

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