PHOENIX, AZ. Phoenix-based mortgage servicer Marix Servicing LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Quinn as Vice President of Business Development and Client Relations.

Phoenix, Arizona – May 26, 2010 – Marix Servicing LLC is proud to announce its membership in the HOPE NOW Alliance. Founded in February 2007 in response to the distress in the mortgage market, Marix is a residential loan servicer with a focus on servicing, subservicing and component servicing of both performing and non-performing loans that require

Fraudulent foreclosure “rescue” professionals use half-truths and outright lies to sell services that promise relief to homeowners in distress. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, the latest foreclosure rescue scam to exploit financially strapped homeowners pitches forensic mortgage loan audits.

Mortgage fraud is becoming increasingly common. Scam artists often target homeowners struggling to meet their mortgage commitments or anxious to sell their homes.

Work only with a nonprofit, HUD-approved counselor. If you are looking for help to prevent foreclosure, be sure the counseling agency is on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's list of approved agencies.

The operators of a mortgage foreclosure “rescue” company will be banned from selling mortgage relief services under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the states of California and Missouri, which sued them in 2009 as part of a federal-state crackdown on mortgage loan modification and foreclosure relief scams.

“We are so proud of our employee’s giving spirit at this very difficult time in our history,” said Employee Council President Heather Wilson.