BECKLEY – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Sounds like the beginning of “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens, right? It is. But, it’s also the first sentence of a recently filed debt collection lawsuit filed in Raleigh Circuit Court … on behalf of Charles Dickens.
CHARLESTON – An East Bank couple is suing Gateway Mortgage over allegations their loan was mismanaged through prolonged mitigation and the company failed to credit their payments.
CHARLESTON — Mountain State Justice and a West Virginia woman claim the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service went five years without giving her alternative payment opportunities before issuing her a foreclosure.
CHARLESTON — A real estate agent and others are facing a suit after a buyer claims they knowingly sold him a home with severe termite damage and misrepresented a termite inspection report.
CHARLESTON – A Marmet man alleges an inflated home appraisal by a lender caused him to enter into a financing agreement that exceeded his home's value.
PHILIPPI – An elderly U.S. Navy veteran and his wife allege that Countrywide Home Loans' predatory lending practices caused them to enter into a series of home mortgage flips.
PHILIPPI – A law firm alleging to help consumers negotiate and settle with creditors is facing claims by a Barbour County woman over allegations that it took almost $5,000 in fees from her while failing to help with her debt.
WAYNE – A U.S. Army Iraq War Veteran is suing Carrington Mortgage over allegations it refused to offer him mortgage loan assistance and filed for foreclosure on his East Lynn farm where he and his son live after his estranged wife emptied their bank account.
FAYETTEVILLE – A woman filed suit against Ally Financial and King Coal Chevrolet after receiving a bill for more that $16,000 on a vehicle she never meant to buy.
BECKLEY– A 62-year-old Beckley woman alleges her age, race and disability were reasons why she was not hired for a hostess position at the Black Knight Country Club.
CHARLESTON – The co-director of nonprofit legal advocacy firm Mountain State Justice Inc. alleges a state department failed to respond to two requests for information relating to RISE West Virginia.
