This following information is posted for one reason: to let those listed know they may be the victim of a fraudulent document submitted to the Guilford County Register of Deeds.

If you, your neighbor, or a colleagues name is on this list it is important they are informed. It is crucial to know they have done nothing wrong and my goal is remove them from the list once the person knows.

Please contact me directly at jthigpe@co.guilford.nc.us and I'll remove that name immediately.

There are also three important actions being taken by the Guilford County Register of Deeds in dealing with this situation.

First, this data has been forwarded to federal regulators as a part of a federal consent order into 10 banking institutions to address a pattern of misconduct and negligence related to deficient practices in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. The federal agencies include the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), and Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Secondly, this data has been sent to the 50 State Attorneys General Investigation into Foreclosure Fraud and NC Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Lastly, the banks and lending institutions listed are being informed and encouraged to review the documents and data and take appropriate action to assure citizens that their land records documentation is in order.