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Former Florida Title Attorney Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unrecorded Mortgages and Escrow Funds

Former Florida attorney Michael Saracco pleaded guilty to three wire-fraud counts in a real estate scheme prosecutors say involved unrecorded mortgages, inaccurate closing disclosures, diverted payoff funds and…

By John G. StevensSep 15, 2026

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Ameritrust Alleges 90-Loan Baltimore DSCR Fraud Scheme Caused More Than $14 Million in Losses

Ameritrust Mortgage alleges a sprawling Baltimore investment-property scheme used roughly 90 DSCR loans, shell companies, inflated valuations and…

By Nathan S. PierceSep 14, 2026

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Bank Regulators Want to Rewrite Vendor Oversight — Mortgage Tech Could Feel the Change

Federal banking regulators are proposing a risk-based rewrite of third-party vendor oversight while separately warning core technology providers…

By Nathan S. PierceSep 14, 2026

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Former Florida Title Attorney Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unrecorded Mortgages and Escrow Funds

Ameritrust Alleges 90-Loan Baltimore DSCR Fraud Scheme Caused More Than $14 Million in Losses

Bank Regulators Want to Rewrite Vendor Oversight — Mortgage Tech Could Feel the Change

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