{"id":175278,"date":"2026-04-24T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175278\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:10:09","slug":"target-of-action-news-investigation-agrees-to-settlement-with-pennsylvania-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175278\/","title":{"rendered":"Target of Action News Investigation Agrees to settlement with Pennsylvania attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"

The target of an Action News Investigation in 2022<\/a> has agreed to a settlement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.<\/p>\n

Florida-based MV Realty was accused of offering homeowners, many of whom are low-income, a few hundred bucks.<\/p>\n

In return, the company would get exclusive rights for the opportunity to sell the properties for a 3% commission.<\/p>\n

But many homeowners claim they were unaware there was a 40-year life to the agreement, and mortgages were placed on their homes.<\/p>\n

They would also be forced to pay the fee in the event they transferred properties to loved ones.<\/p>\n

“I could’ve jumped out of the chair and did a little dance,” said Latrelle Fuller to Action News Investigative Reporter Chad Pradelli upon learning of the settlement.<\/p>\n

We first met her in 2022 after she entered into an agreement with MV Realty for $500.<\/p>\n

She says she was unable to get a home equity loan on her paid-off house because of MV Realty’s mortgage.<\/p>\n

Her neighbor, Carolyn Brown, had to pay $6,000 dollars to MV Realty to get a loan on her home. She, too, entered into an agreement with MV Realty several years ago.<\/p>\n

“They told me that I have to do this or they would not give me the loan,” Brown says.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday called MV Realty’s actions reprehensible.<\/p>\n

“So as a result of the settlement, all 1,300 mortgages that were entered into in Pennsylvania are going to be cancelled, ” he said in an exclusive interview earlier this week.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Action News Investigation: Real estate company accused of deceptive practices<\/a><\/p>\n

Rosetta Loper Grant, who is selling her Oxford Circle home, signed onto the agreement offered by MV Realty. But then in May, she started second-guessing her decision.<\/p>\n

He says the Action News Investigation led to his office taking action by his predecessor, now-Governor Josh Shapiro. The investigative team dug through city property records to uncover the MV Realty mortgages.<\/p>\n

He says the company will pay $645,000 in restitution under the settlement so homeowners like Brown will get their money back.<\/p>\n

The owner of MV Realty, former reality TV personality Amanda Zachman, has not responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

“I know what it’s like to work unbelievably hard for what you have and to take it in such a misleading way from consumers, especially to Target low-income communities, is disgusting to me, ” Sunday said.<\/p>\n

If you were a victim of MV Realty and paid the company fees to sell or transfer a property, reach out to the AG’s office online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also email the complaint<\/a> or call 1-800-441-2555.<\/p>\n

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