North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger speaks at a news conference on the results of an investigation into petition fraud, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 in Stenehjem's office at the Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., Two proposed ballot measures _ to create a North Dakota conservation fund and make marijuana use legal for medical treatments _ were disqualified from the ballot because hundreds of the initiative petition signatures were allegedly forged or made up. Eight North Dakota State University football players are among the 11 petition circulators who are facing charges. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)
ND gets $220,000 in settlement on foreclosures
Published: 04:28:48 PM, Fri 08 February 2013 UTC
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota's share of a multistate settlement with one of the nation's biggest mortgage processing companies is just under $220,000.
Lender Processing Services Inc. has agreed to pay $121 million to resolve states' claims that it wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.
State attorneys general alleged that the company engaged in unlawful practices including "robo-signing," in which it automatically signed off on foreclosures without properly reviewing documents.
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