Mission to raise awareness about the significant issues caused
by mortgage fraud.
As properties affected
by mortgage fraud are sold at artificially inflated prices, properties in surrounding neighborhoods also become artificially inflated.
Other areas significantly affected
by mortgage fraud include Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Data was compiled and analyzed from law enforcement and industry sources to determine those areas of the country most affected
by mortgage fraud during 2006.
Victims of mortgage fraud may include borrowers, mortgage industry entities, and those living in the neighborhoods affected
by mortgage fraud.
The problem with appraisals over the last couple of years is not that they weren't valid at the time of the loan, but that the foreclosures caused
by mortgage fraud and ridiculously lenient loan programs have caused property values to crash.
Inner city nabes in Albany have been hit hard
by mortgage fraud.
Not exact matches
The only real glimmer of hope I can see on the horizon is the brewing «settlement» of all the
mortgage fraud cases now being «negotiated»
by the Justice Dept, the Bank regulators and the State Attorney Generals.
Meanwhile, the people who perpetrated
fraud by building all that sprawl and making fraudulent
mortgages got to keep millions (thereby exacerbating inequality).
In the most recent cases, credit agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services will pay $ 77 million to settle charges of
fraud in recent ratings of commercial
mortgages brought
by New York, Massachusetts and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He noted Towns, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was noncommittal when asked
by Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, to subpoena records from the «Friends of Angelo» loan program through which the former CEO of Countrywide Financial charged with
fraud and insider trading
by the SEC provided sweetheart
mortgages to Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd and others.
Levy spokesman Mark Smith said the county executive would move to quash the subpoena, adding: «This is not a court - ordered subpoena but was concocted
by a desperate, pro se defendant seeking to create a Jerry Springer atmosphere to divert attention from his
mortgage fraud indictment.»
Albany's South End, a primarily low income neighborhood, has been heavily victimized
by mortgage and housing
frauds involving single family homes and multifamily properties.
When the bursting housing bubble made it seem as if
mortgage fraud perped
by parties larger than brokers, bank clerks, and appraisers might finally matter.
Suburban was paid a total of $ 85,714
by the county through early 2009, when Ellner was arrested in connection with the
mortgage fraud case.
The new unit, headed
by Sean Cenawood, the office's former affirmative civil enforcement coordinator, will target
mortgage fraud, bank
fraud, and
fraud related to federal stimulus spending, among other white collar crimes.
In 1992, he had been cited
by county consumer officials for «unconscionable trade practices» in connection with a
mortgage fraud in Medford.
Levy spokesman Mark Smith said in a statement that «this is not a court - ordered subpoena but was concocted
by a desperate, pro se defendant seeking to create a Jerry Springer atmosphere to divert attention from his
mortgage fraud indictment.»
In a seven - count indictment in Manhattan Federal Court yesterday, Goberdhan was charged with conspiracy to commit bank and wire
fraud, and six counts of bank
fraud, in which he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal profits
by working with corrupt officers of GuyAmerican Funding, a
mortgage brokerage in Jamaica, Queens.
In 2003, Wizig was successfully prosecuted
by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the City of Buffalo for hundreds of housing code violations, illegal leases and
mortgage fraud activities.
Pozen further asserts that many of these losses were attributed to
mortgage and tax
fraud perpetrated
by home buyers who were ineligible for the tax credit, or
by taxpayers who claimed to have bought homes when they hadn't.
Used properly and issued
by reputable lenders, FHA reverse
mortgage loans can provide needed funds and eliminate monthly
mortgage payments, but borrowers can be subject to
fraud and misleading information if they don't understand the full consequences of the loan.
While some people try to avoid this
by lying on their application, you should be aware that this is considered
mortgage fraud and can result in your application being denied.
The reconstruction itself may have also persuaded non-local lenders to recoup their loans —
mortgage companies must monitor home repairs to avoid insurance
fraud (either
by the homeowner or contractors), and doing so would've been costly for lenders without a local presence.
Another robo - signing / securitiztaion / foreclosure fiasco update here: As I am sure you are aware, the foreclosure processes of many major lenders and
mortgage servicers are under investigation for alleged
fraud and other process - related defects (for further background, here is an excellent series of articles
by Mike Konczal that describes what is going on).
Mortgage fraud and lax lending practices by FHA lenders lead to additional FHA oversight and regulation, and increase FHA risk for losses associated with mortgage d
Mortgage fraud and lax lending practices
by FHA lenders lead to additional FHA oversight and regulation, and increase FHA risk for losses associated with
mortgage d
mortgage defaults.
Appraised value is often used directly
by mortgage lenders to make sure a loan issued against the property is not inflated and to prevent
fraud from buyers and sellers working in collusion.
However, since
mortgage fraud perpetrators hope to inflate the value of their properties and quickly sell them, they would likely gravitate towards
mortgage loans that offered low and short - term interest rates such as those offered
by ARMs.
Most of the housing bubble was caused
by artificially low rates in combination with IO loans and
fraud by the
mortgage agent since after the initial sale they were not held responsible for the stability of the
mortgage.
According to the FBI, you are not the most likely victim of
mortgage fraud — most cases are perpetrated
by borrowers against
mortgage lenders.
Your insurance payment rate, jobs that you wish to land, a house that you want to rent, the interest rate for your
mortgage and many other areas are affected
by your credit score because a bad credit score means that you are more likely to commit
fraud or are too irresponsible to pay back your debts.
The exceptions to this rule are: penalties, fines, forfeiture and compensation orders imposed
by any court, any liability due to
fraud, any obligation to pay aliment, student loans, and money owed to someone who holds a security on your property such as a secured loan or
mortgage loan.
Mortgage fraud is often perpetrated
by people who work in the housing industry.
Most debts except: fines, penalties, compensation and forfeiture orders imposed
by any court; any debt that has been incurred through
fraud; student loans; any obligation to pay maintenance to an ex-spouse due under a court order (not Child Support Agency arrears or Child Maintenance Service arrears); and money owed to a creditor whose debt is secured on your property (such as a
mortgage or secured loan).
Salisbury, Md., July 31, 2012 — Credit Plus, Inc., a leader in the credit information industry since 1928, announces it is now offering a new
mortgage fraud prevention tool called Undisclosed Debt MonitoringTM powered
by Equifax.
Protecting Against Refinance Scammers According to investigators, homeowners can insulate themselves from
mortgage fraud by following a few simple tips:
Credit Plus» Tax Return Verification reports help mitigate
mortgage fraud by verifying a borrower's income with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal brought
by a former lawyer whose licence was revoked
by the Law Society of Ontario for her participation in
mortgage fraud.
Property
fraud is where fraudsters try to «steal» a property, most commonly
by stealing the homeowner's identity and selling or
mortgaging the property without their knowledge.
-LSB-...]-- Impact on smaller businesses: Smaller law firms could be affected
by an increase in the detection of
mortgage fraud.
Mortgage fraud and solicitors» failings to lenders did not vanish between 1995 and 2005, but were masked
by rising house prices meaning that repossession could take place without loss to the lender.
Some insurers have remarked to Marsh that incidences of
mortgage fraud backed
by organized crime have begun to surface in the claims notifications of some of the smaller law firms involved in, particularly, «buy to let» transactions.
The excerpt details the outright
fraud and forgery witnessed
by a former
mortgage broker for Ameriquest at several of the company's offices.
With the economy impacted
by the challenges brought on
by mortgage industry
fraud, fluctuating interest rates and plummeting home values, many have found it difficult to keep current with their financial obligations.
The defendant firm of solicitors, RA Legal, was entirely deceived
by the
fraud, but the transaction did not complete because the buyer paid # 200,000 (# 150,000 of which was a
mortgage) without receiving genuine documents in return.
A leading bridging finance lender in recovering a significant
mortgage advance obtained
by fraud.
One particularly fertile area for
fraud is in the realm of real estate law, where in the past fraudsters have tried to bilk mortgagees and banks (and —
by extension — their lawyers) out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through sham real estate transactions and
mortgages registered against homes with falsely - inflated prices.
We are seeing more complex regulatory investigations
by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and particularly where the actions of clients and introducers have become subject to investigation, for example in developer
mortgage fraud.
CUNA offers products that provide coverage for the unique risks faced
by credit unions, including bonds, business auto policies, collateral protection, cyber incident protection, litigation coverage,
mortgage insurance, credit card
fraud, property and business liability, risk management tools, and workers compensation.
The Board also accuse Moncher of hiding from investors the fact he was sentenced to 57 months in prison in 2010
by a federal court in Florida for a
mortgage fraud scheme and committing mail and wire
fraud.