My fax to the Cal. DRE mortgage loan advertising department
I’m getting tired of the “investigators” at the DRE doing NOTHING. I still can’t believe that Laura Archer, Archer Finance, told me that it’s perfectly ok for a licensed Cal. Real Estate Broker to buy these junk fax leads.
The DRE review costs $40 per ad and is ONLY available for brokers, here’s the form: http://www.dre.cahwnet.gov/forms/re884.pdf
There has to be a way to establish for the record that these faxes are NOT compliant and that mortgage brokers and bankers can NOT legally buy these leads.
I faxed the DRE my questions.
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To: Department of Real Estate – MLB Advertising
February 8, 2005
Via fax to (916) 227-0777 – 7 pages
Cover letter
1/18/05 letter to DRE M.L. Brown
12/29/04 news release – 4 pages
The faxed ad
Re: Review of Mortgage Advertisements
To Whom It May Concern:
I would like to have several mortgage advertisements reviewed by your department for compliance. In December I filed my complaint with the DRE about Dana Capital Group and Pacific West Mortgage and their illegal advertising.
My attached 1/18/05 letter to M. L. Brown is self explanatory and I have not received a response.
Are corrupt DRE employees on the brokers’ or lead generators’ payroll?
I am currently litigating against several California brokers for purchasing mortgage leads obtained through noncompliant junk faxes in violation of the TCPA. Dana Capital Group and CBSK (American Home Loans) usually settle TCPA suits and then CONTINUE to purchase leads obtained through illegal means, such as junk faxes, pre-recorded calls, spam, etc. – and the DRE does absolutely NOTHING to stop them!
I’ll be happy to pay you the $40 per review of each advertisement to establish whether these faxes comply. If this is not an option, please advise how I go about getting the DRE to express an opinion about the compliance of these faxes for use in court and in my publications.
My press release about Dana Capital Group was read over 73,000 times, I got lots of feedback and it is time for an update about the Southern California mortgage cesspool.
Sincerely,
Christine Baker
http://junkfaxsuit.info/ - for much more info on mortgage lead generation and junk faxes.
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