The Trump administration hasn't formally charged Swalwell, Adam Schiff or Lisa Cook, while a federal court tossed a prosecution against Letitia James.

Banks need a deeper pool of verified data to better screen mortgage applications, says the ACCC, following a sector-wide loan ...

LOS ANGELES - Eleven people have been arrested in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that authorities say used stolen personal information, fabricated documents and forged signatures to ...

Cotality’s Q4 2025 data shows a 1.5% rise in mortgage application fraud risk, mainly from investment and multifamily loans. Real estate-related alerts saw the largest increase. AI Summary Cotality ...

Rising wire fraud risks — now amplified by AI-driven deep fakes — are exposing vulnerabilities in mortgage closings and forcing lenders to tighten cybersecurity, employee training, and transaction ...

AUSTRAC is investigating a widening mortgage loan fraud scandal, after a syndicate duped Commonwealth Bank into writing $1 ...

Eleven people suspected of being involved in a complex mortgage fraud have been taken into custody, police announced Tuesday. Detectives assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Commercial ...

The United States Attorney’s Office in New Jersey was on a hot streak of taking mortgage fraud to court. Then, it went cold. While more lenders have been reporting fraud, no new criminal charges have ...

After a months-long internal investigation, Walker & Dunlop is now trying to wipe its hands clean of mortgage fraud. The brokerage and lender announced in its fourth-quarter earnings it had found ...

Los Angeles police have arrested 11 people in what detectives describe as an elaborate mortgage fraud ring that targeted ...

Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction was overturned by a federal appeals court Friday, though her convictions for perjury were upheld, according to court ...

When policymakers talk about housing affordability, the focus is usually on interest rates, inventory shortages, zoning reform, or construction costs. All are important. But one factor rarely making ...