FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., found that during the third quarter, 46.43% of transactions on an $82 billion portfolio of residential, commercial and business purpose loans had issues leading to a risk of wire and title fraud.
Tag: Fraud

Fraud Panel: Watch Out for ‘Low-Hanging Fruit,’ Synthetic Identities, Business Email Compromises
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Experts took to the stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference Sept. 23, to highlight the importance of being vigilant in all aspects of digital life and provide insights into fraud trends that could be seen by those working in the mortgage industry.

FundingShield: Fraud Risk Still High in Q2
FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., released its second-quarter report, finding that 47.08% of transactions in a $74 billion portfolio including residential, commercial and business purpose loans presented some risk.

RealPage Survey Reveals Multifamily Fraud Is on the Rise
RealPage, Richardson, Texas, found more than 75% of survey participants report an increase in rental fraud in their multifamily communities in the past year.

FundingShield: Concerns of Wire, Title Fraud Still High in Q3
FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., reported risks of wire and title fraud remained high in third-quarter data, although fairly flat from the previous quarter.

#MBARMQA22: Focusing on the Weakest Links
NASHVILLE, TENN.—The housing market today is nothing like 2008, said Christa Lynn Greco, IA with the Criminal Investigative Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. But she said changing market conditions make the potential for mortgage fraud ever-present.

RMQA21 Fraud Update: ‘Be Alert For Red Flags’
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The mortgage industry needs to be prepared for increased fraud activity as the pandemic and the recession fade, law enforcement, legal and mortgage servicing analysts said at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association’s Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum 2021.

Uptick in Fraud Risk Raises Eyebrows
First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., said its monthly Loan Application Defect Index showed a jump in mortgage fraud risk for purchase transactions, the first such increase since last March.

Steve Ozonian of Williston Financial Group on Fraud and Security
Steve Ozonian is President and CEO of Williston Financial Group, Portland, Ore. Over the course of his career, he has engineered growth of multiple real estate related businesses.