AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking loan servicing companies to suspend all foreclosure activities over concerns about the accuracy of foreclosure documents.
In letters sent Monday to 27 companies, Abbott’s office demands the immediate suspension of foreclosures, selling foreclosed properties and evicting people living in those properties.
The letter says by Oct. 15, the companies must identify any employees who participated in “robosigning,” a practice in which individuals sign thousands of foreclosure documents without reading them or reviewing their contents.
Attorney general spokesman Jerry Strickland says Abbott’s office is investigating the companies.
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