14.11.2011 - Mortgage scams in a weak housing market
Fraudsters will always finds ways to scam lenders and homeowners. And in recent years, they've shifted their tactics to profit from the market's downturn. Today, there's less identity fraud and misrepresentation of income or employment to obtain a mortgage, mainly because of stricter validation criteria, says David Johnson, vice president of fraud and consortium solutions for CoreLogic, a provider of financial, property and consumer information. But other types of fraud are replacing those scams...............................................Full Article: Source
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