Mortgage fraud

The Minnesota woman altered documents and failed to file documents as promised in cheating multiple investors between 2018 and 2020.

A Salem, Massachusetts, man was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston of a scheme that led to more than $3.8 million in losses to lenders, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Fraud experts are concerned that credit washing, in which borrowers make false claims about being victims of identity theft, is making its way into mortgages from other forms of lending.

Eleven other defendants participated in the elaborate scam, which led to approval of unqualified buyers and numerous defaults of FHA-backed mortgages.

From 2016 to 2019, the Long Island man stole from Home Point Financial, LoanDepot and United Wholesale Mortgage, and faces 30 years in prison.

Increased purchase lending and added pressure from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new loan limits should drive the likelihood of borrower misrepresentation.

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The defendant faces seven criminal counts — ranging from stolen property to falsifying business records — for two Harlem brownstones he paid just $20 for in 2012, according to tax filings.

Errors created in the loan manufacturing process were partly responsible for the increase in 2020, according to an analysis by Aces Quality Management.

The scheme's victims included an elderly woman and a local title agency that lost $230,000 in the fraudulent property transfer.