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Two Indicted in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme With $5.9 Million in Potential FHA Exposure

Two Indicted in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme With $5.9 Million in Potential FHA Exposure

by John G. Stevens | Oct 19, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

Two Houston-area residents face federal charges over an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving falsified financial records submitted to lenders, according to an indictment publicized by the Justice Department on October 19.Federal prosecutors identified the...
Four Indicted in Alleged $7.3 Million FHA and VA Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Four Indicted in Alleged $7.3 Million FHA and VA Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by John G. Stevens | Sep 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, News

Federal prosecutors in North Texas have charged four people in an alleged multiyear mortgage-fraud scheme that they say used fabricated employment, income and bank records to obtain more than 20 home loans totaling approximately $7.34 million.A federal grand jury...
Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds

Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News

Seller impersonation fraud is no longer a fringe risk concentrated in vacant-land transactions. A new title-industry study shows attempts have become substantially more common, targets are broadening and criminals are increasingly using spoofed communications and...
Former Florida Title Attorney Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unrecorded Mortgages and Escrow Funds

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

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

A former Florida attorney who owned a title company has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in a real estate scheme that federal prosecutors say exploited private lenders, mortgage lenders, escrow accounts and title-insurance representations. Michael Saracco,...
Ameritrust Alleges 90-Loan Baltimore DSCR Fraud Scheme Caused More Than $14 Million in Losses

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

by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

Ameritrust Mortgage Corp. has taken an alleged Baltimore investment-property fraud scheme to federal court, accusing a long list of borrowers, brokers, title-related businesses and other defendants of participating in transactions tied to roughly 90 loans that the...
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