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Nicolo Out Of Jail — For Now
MPNnow.com - Rochester, NY
A real-estate appraiser who was convicted in a multi-million dollar kickback conspiracy has been let out of jail, for now.

Mortgage Fraud Is On The Rise, Infecting The GSEs
Seeking Alpha - New York, NY
The Mortgage Asset Research Institute came out with its quarterly report which showed mortgage fraud is on the rise.

Interthinx(R) Offers FHA Compliance Support
MarketWatch - USA
Interthinx(R) now offers specific FHA Requirement Solutions to help lenders ensure compliant FHA lending programs.

Foreclosure Predictions And Dwindling Sales
Boston Globe - United States
...only about 100 agents delved into mortgage fraud. The Times reported that the agency had about 1,000 agents working on the S&L failure in the 1980s.

Mortgage Fraud Investigations Face Hurdles
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC
The state needs more weapons in its arsenal to deal with mortgage fraud -- so says the state's top attorney, Terry Goddard.

Mortgage Fraud Reports Jump 42% in US, MARI Finds
MarketWatch - USA
Florida continues to lead all states in mortgage fraud, according to the "MARI Quarterly Fraud Report" on the current state of residential mortgage fraud and misrepresentation in the United States. In fact, Florida accounted for 24 percent of all properties with material misrepresentation submitted by MARI subscribers for loans originated during the first quarter of 2008.

Mortgage Fraud Still Soaring
CNNMoney.com - USA
With the housing market in turmoil and lending standards tougher than ever, you'd think that the kind of unscrupulous activity that helped plunge the industry into crisis would be a thing of the past...You'd be wrong. Mortgage fraud is still soaring...

Lindsey Hunter, A Victim Or A Perpetrator Of Mortgage Fraud?
MLive.com - MI
The FBI and Wayne County are investigating a fraud case that involves Lindsey Hunter and a company Hunter is a partner in.

FBI Saw Threat Of Mortgage Crisis
Los Angeles Times - CA
Long before the mortgage crisis began rocking Main Street and Wall Street, a top FBI official made a chilling, if little-noticed, prediction: The booming mortgage business, fueled by low interest rates and soaring home values, was starting to attract shady operators and billions in losses were possible.

Ill. Sweeps Lending Companies For Law Compliance
Chicago Tribune - United States
Twenty-two examiners will audit randomly selected loan files from the sweep that ended Wednesday...Officials say the Mortgage Fraud Task Force is looking for five things.

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