Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
An inquiry into scams involving money slated for social services has deepened over the years. It also is at the center of ...
(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...
The Trump administration has increasingly used allegations of mortgage fraud to investigate and punish its enemies. This week, that push ratcheted up when President Donald Trump cited fraud ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Property fraud can happen without homeowners even knowing their homes have been stolen, and Linn County officials said it’s a growing trend across the nation. The Linn ...
In 2023, traditional identity fraud cost banks, credit unions and financial institutions $23 billion, an increase of 13% from the year prior. New account fraud and account takeover fraud accounted for ...
Fewer than 40 people were sentenced for mortgage fraud in 2024, according to federal data Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James have all been ...
Mortgage fraud happens when someone omits or falsifies information in connection with the process of buying a house. This can be from predatory lenders trying to defraud borrowers or from borrowers ...