Legal Opinion
In the Matter of James Towers, Debtor-Appellant. State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1999No. 98-1522PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
James Towers took advantage of people in financial distress. Through his firm Update Financial Services Corp. Towers charged a fee for new financing that would stave off impending foreclosures on home mortgages. Towers promised the homeowners that part of the application fee, and all funds that the homeowners had been required to put into an escrow account, would be returned if refinancing could not be arranged. But he did not keep that promise, and the State of Illinois alleged in an action commenced in 1986 under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by62 opinions
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