Prosecutors filed 189 legal actions Wednesday against loan modification consultants accused of bilking homeowners who are desperate to make their mortgage payments more affordable. The nationwide sweep, called "Operation Loan Lies," involved the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of California, and 23 other agencies in 19 states:
_Arizona Attorney General's Office
_California Department of Justice
_California Department of Real Estate
_Colorado Attorney General's Office
_Idaho Attorney General's Office
_Illinois Attorney General's Office
_Iowa Department of Justice
_Kansas Attorney General's Office
_Maine Attorney General's Office
_Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Consumer Protection
_Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation
_Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
_Michigan Attorney General's Office
_Missouri Attorney General's Office
_New Jersey Attorney General's Office
_New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
_New Mexico Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Division
_North Carolina Department of Justice
_Ohio Attorney General's Office
_Oregon Department of Justice
_Texas Attorney General's Office
_Washington Attorney General's Office
Source: AP News
