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Aug. 6, 2010
RI AG Candidate Targets Net Branch Loophole
Stephen R. Archambault, who is running as a Democrat for Rhode Island attorney general, says mortgage brokers and originators can avoid criminal background checks and license requirements by signing a net branch agreement -- a loophole he hopes to outlaw.
read story at Providence Journal
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Aug. 4, 2010
Fast Growing Fraud Detection Firm Adding 200
Rapid growth at a technology firm that helps lenders identify potential mortgage fraud has it expanding by 200 employees in Florida. The company has doubled in size each of the past three years and expects to do so again this year.
Digital Risk LLC, an Orlando-based company whose newly-opened Jacksonville branch could employ up to 300 people, is like a tech-driven detective agency for the mortgage industry.
read story at MortgageDaily.com
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Aug. 1, 2010
Mortgage Fraud Helps Topple MN Bank
A new government report on mortgage fraud indicates that post-origination reviews by parties other than the lender have grown. More than two-thirds of mortgage fraud reports were filed by institutions overseen by one federal regulator.
read story at MortgageDaily.com
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July 24, 2010
Mortgage Fraud Helps Topple MN Bank
Mortgage fraud by a builder of upscale homes helped bring down a Minnesota bank on Friday.
read story at MortgageDaily.com
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July 16, 2010
Mortgage Fraud Shifts from Brokers to Borrowers
In 2005 the worst 3 percent of mortgage brokers accounted for 100 percent of mortgage fraud. More recent studies indicate borrowers are the cultprit.
read full story at ocregister.com
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July 14, 2010
FHA Fraud Twice as Bad as Conventional
Mortgage fraud is more than twice as high on government-insured loans than on conventional mortgages, according to a new report that also indicated fraud is playing a big role in repurchase demands. The study highlighted a single street in Florida with the highest risk of fraud where prices have tumbled from more than $200,000 to less than $30,000.
read full story at MortgageDaily.com
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June 18, 2010
86 South Florida Defendants Charged
Since March 1, federal charges have been filed against 86 people in South Florida for mortgage fraud.
read full story at Miami Herald
The $2 Billion Mortgage Fraud Sting
More than a thousand defendants who helped close more than $2 billion in fraudulent mortgages have been charged as part of a federal crackdown. Among the defendants were many who are mortgage brokers.
read full story at MortgageDaily.com
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June 17, 2010
DOJ in NC Creates Task Force
A mortgage fraud task forces has been created by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
read article at Triangle Business Journal
FBI Opposes HUD Rule
In its annual mortgage fraud report, the FBI said that it opposes HUD's waiver of the FHA 90-day property flip rule because illegal schemes usually happen within a 90-day period.
read full story at MortgageDaily.com
1,215 Charged with Mortgage Fraud
Operation Stolen Dreams has netted 1,215 defendants of which 485 have been arrested since March 1. Mortgage lenders had losses of more than $2.3 billion from the related cases, while $147 million has been recovered and 191 civil cases have been filed.
read full announcement at Justice.gov
25 Defendants Charged in Eastern Michigan
Between March 1 and June 17, 25 individual have been charged with mortgage fraud, 10 have pleaded guilty and 11 have been sentenced. The actions are the result of Operation Stolen Dreams.
read full announcement at FBI.gov
Mortgage Fraud Rose and Getting Worse
An annual report from the government indicates mortgage fraud continued to increase last year, is even worse this year and is expected to deteriorate further. Areas of rising concern are schemes tied to reverse mortgages, commercial mortgages and distressed mortgages.
read full story at MortgageDaily.com
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June 8, 2010
Valuation Fraud a Growing Problem
A spike in the risk of appraisal fraud has pushed the overall risk of mortgage fraud higher, according to the latest quarterly index. Five states were identified as potential problem spots for mortgage lenders. Chances that a borrower is lying about occupying a property, however, have declined.
read full story at MortgageDaily.com
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May 28, 2010
The Rise and Fall of Mortgage Fraud
During the middle part of the decade, the real estate market was on fire. As soon as an agent had a property listed -- multiple offers came in, ultimately leading to a quick sale above the listing price. This lasted for about four to five years, when unfortunately it all came crashing down.
read full story
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| Date |
Defendants |
State |
Amount of Loans |
Overview |
Source |
| Aug. 6 |
Robert J. DeMello, Raymond W. Turner, William B. Raulerson |
GA |
multiple loans for "thousands of dollars" |
Indictments. |
The Augusta Chronicle |
| Aug. 6 |
Hubert "Phil" Hall, Doreen Swenson |
NY |
$1,400,000 |
2-6 year senteces. |
LoHud.com |
| Aug. 4 |
Richard Garcia, Berta Sanders, Luis Felipe Perez |
FL |
$12,000,000 |
Charges filed. Wachovia-Wells Fargo Bank was victim. |
Justice.gov |
| Aug. 4 |
Guadalupe Ramirez |
CA |
$4,100,000 |
Not-guilty plea. |
Californian |
| Aug. 3 |
Karen Washam-Hawkins, Gerald William Bartlett |
MO |
$2,959,200 |
Indictments. |
FBI.gov |
| Aug. 3 |
BRENT MERRIELL |
GA |
$2,200,000 |
39-month sentence. Short-sale fraud. |
FBI.gov |
| Aug. 3 |
Shawn Portmannand two others |
WA |
$500,000,000 |
Civil complaint filed. 1/2 of $1 bil in originations alledgedly fraud. |
SEATTLEPI.COM |
| Aug. 3 |
Mike Foley, Brandon Foley |
NC |
$42,000,000 |
Charges filed against Mike Foley. Waxhouse Investigation. |
Charlotte Observer |
| Aug. 2 |
W.R. Starkey Mortgage L.L.P. |
NC |
restitution & payments of $4,596,000 |
Settlement with NC AG. |
NCDOJ.gov |
| Aug. 2 |
Laura S. Lassiter |
OH |
restitution of $1,160,301 |
24-month sentence. |
NBC 4 |
| Aug. 1 |
Erich Heckler, Trinity Ruffino, Brian Chili, Paul Bosnyak, Erling Hall, Jeremy Hatlee, Mark Wallen |
FL |
$4,000,000 |
Case pushed back to May. (read copy of Mark Wallen's expunction |
News Press |
| Aug. 1 |
Arthur James Marshall Jr. |
GA |
restitution of $3,600,000 |
69-month sentence for former NFL player. |
Examiner.com |
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