Brian Frosh settles with financial advisers over advance fees, guaranteed approvals

Maryland's Office of the Attorney General is again policing the world of financial advisers and consultants, reaching a settlement Monday with two companies in the mortgage and credit consulting industry, as well as their owner. The office has a settlement in place with Baltimore Home Ownership Program LLC, NowICanBuy LLC and owner Dwight Williams. It's resolving allegations that the defendants operated without required licensing while collecting illegal advance fees and making false representations…