Financial Law

Financial Law

As America's subprime lending mess evolves from a storm on the horizon to a real nationwide deluge, an increasing number of homeowners are turning to the courts for help with the loans they can't afford.

Their argument

In a thirst for money, lenders and mortgage brokers have been all too willing to put them into loans that are highly inappropriate for them.

"I guarantee you there are millions of Americans who feel lied to and deceived," says Melissa Huelsman, a Seattle attorney who specializes in cases of predatory lending and foreclosure scams.

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