The Federal Housing Administration floated a mortgagee letter that increases a funding entity's responsibility for the actions of correspondents or brokers.

The title insurance giant was one of several major mortgage players to suffer a hack late last year.

Companies are seeing evidence of income falsification, which previous research shows is the most common type of fraud or defect risk.

Mortgage-related businesses need to use a variety of low-cost tools to mitigate their risks, according to a panel of cyber risk leaders.

The hack that occurred in December affected 27,746 mortgage customers, the South Carolina-based lender said.

Gary Farro's testimony focused on both the banking activity of Michael Cohen, a former Trump attorney who paid $130,000 to an adult film actress in 2016, and First Republic Bank's due diligence work.

Christopher J. Gallo and his aide, Mehmet A. Elmas, allegedly withheld information in mortgage applications, hiding that borrowers were purchasing second home properties.

While home lenders are seeing a decrease in issues coming through mobile channels, phone fraud spiked last year, accounting for 28% of losses, a new report found.

Loan documentation deficiencies are a sign of sloppiness in mortgage lender practices, Aces Quality Management said.

After gaining access to On Q systems via vendor software, unknown parties were able to obtain and remove client personal information, including Social Security numbers.

Despite advancements in AI for transaction monitoring, financial institutions share little in the way of fraud data, undermining efforts to combat crimes including check fraud.

An ex-SVP and two managers from Primelending are facing a $35,000 fine for allegedly violating whistleblower protections, and the company is adding training.

Malicious actors could be utilizing the same software that cybersecurity experts use to test a company's systems for vulnerabilities.

An unnamed hacker in December "potentially removed" sensitive consumer data including Social Security numbers from the wholesale lender.

The attack is one of three major incidents the lender has suffered in the past three years.

The lender had previously revealed that personally identifying information from 16.6M customers had leaked, but hadn't offered these details.

A report reveals Heartland Tri-State Bank's failure last year was due to its CEO being ensnared in a sophisticated investment scam that is taking more victims.

The New York-based firm said a hack last August compromised the personal identifiable information of 10,835 customers.

The accused, affiliated with Home Matters USA, reportedly took money from the victims and never delivered on the promised services.

The megabank failed to adequately protect and reimburse customers who were victims of wire-transfer fraud, according to a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General. Citi said that it follows all relevant laws and regulations.