First American’s Sarah Frano on AI-Driven Fraud: The Hidden Threat in Real Estate

The tools and technologies powered by artificial intelligence continue to evolve rapidly, and while the real estate industry is harnessing AI to automate everything from property valuations and predictive analytics to customer relationship management and fraud prevention, scammers are harnessing AI to identify targets, rapidly scale their schemes and avoid detection.

FundingShield: Fraud Risk Report Shows Slight Drop

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.

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.

#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.