By: CHRIS BLANKINSHIP, ESQ. Loan mod assistance and representation remains one of the most misunderstood businesses in the market. During my commute to work this morning I heard several ads for loan mod companies promising to lower my principal or find violations in the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”). What’s worse, each company claims to [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. A recent change in how the Internal Revenue Service rewards whistleblowers who help expose tax cheats may leave some tipsters holding the bag. Whistleblowers often play key roles in taking down tax-evasion schemes and other elaborate financial crimes. In many cases, the crimes would go undetected by tax collectors if not [...]