Sketchy lending practices forcing many from their homes [South Florida]
By the time Winston Williams filed for bankruptcy, one of his two mortgage lenders had, too.
Then, by the time the Riviera Beach man was ordered to pay more than $126,000 to stave off foreclosure, his other lender had agreed to pay millions to settle claims of predatory lending.
In Florida, it can be illegal to put someone in a high-cost loan he can’t afford.