Agencies in nationwide mortgage modification sweep

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

_State Bar of California

_Colorado Attorney General's Office

_Idaho Attorney General's Office

_Illinois Attorney General's Office

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_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