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...
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 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...
Mortgage professionals seeking new access to one of the Federal Housing Administration’s most important technology systems will soon have to prove they are who they say they are—and that will include submitting a selfie. Beginning September 14, new users of FHA...
President Trump is renewing his effort to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook after the Supreme Court ruled his earlier effort to fire her did not meet legal standards. The Wall Street Journal reports Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff, sent a letter...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
