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Mortgage Servicer Double-Charges Property Taxes in Escrow Using Inflated Overlay

LoanCare extracts double the actual county-assessed property tax through escrow by applying a fraudulent administrative neighborhood overlay. The homeowner's county-assessed tax is $3,400 but the servicer charges $6,900 annually, pocketing the difference with no disclosure or justification.

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