The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey has paused bringing new criminal mortgage fraud charges since 2024 due to internal turmoil ...

Mortgage fraud is increasing, according to property market analytics company Cotality. Mortgage fraud can impact homeowners’ and real estate professionals’ finances, futures and property. Learning ...

The bank’s application processes and the way documents are verified leave it vulnerable. The sector must lift its game to protect the integrity of the market.

The brokerage and lender announced in its fourth quarter earnings it had found fraud in about $134 million in Freddie Mac loans ...

On February 9, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina granted in part and denied in part a title insurer’s motion to dismiss in a real estate fraud case, where a mortgage ...

People briefed on the widening inquiries said the country’s largest lender became particularly concerned about anomalies detected among clients of two firms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mortgage fraud is not a new problem. Subprime mortgage fraud fueled the 2008 financial meltdown, when large numbers of very risky ...

Cotality’s Q4 2025 data shows a 1.5% rise in mortgage application fraud risk, mainly from investment and multifamily loans. Real estate-related alerts saw the largest increase. AI Summary Cotality ...

ProPublica reports that Donald Trump claimed two Florida homes as his primary residence on separate mortgages despite never living in them, a practice experts say meets the standard for mortgage fraud ...

Bank among lenders to have identified issues with Market Financial Solutions after other high-profile failures ...