Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Sage Home Loans Corporation f/k/a Lenox Financial Mortgage Corporation d/b/a Weslend Financial (“Sage Home Loans”) regarding its recent data breach. The Sage Home Loans data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT SAGE HOME LOANS CORPORATION:
Sage Home Loans Corporation was formerly known as Lenox Financial Mortgage Corporation, which did business as Weslend Financial. Founded in 1999, Sage Home Loans is an online mortgage company specializing in home purchase and refinance solutions. Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Sage Home Loans employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On December 19, 2023, Sage Home Loans discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which personal information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Sage Home Loans determined that an unauthorized party may have accessed this sensitive information between December 5 and December 19, 2023. On February 2, 2024, Sage Home Loans began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Sage Home Loans. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license, State ID card, tax ID, passport or military ID number
- Financial information (e.g., account number, credit or debit card number)
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Unique biometric data
- Genetic data
If you received a breach notification letter from Sage Home Loans Corporation f/k/a Lenox Financial Mortgage Corporation d/b/a Weslend Financial:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Sage Home Loans data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Sage Home Loans:
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.