Tag Archives: Mortgage Brokers

Fraud & Misrepresentation

Mortgage Fraud Shifts Risk of Decrease in Value of Collateral in Sentencing

On March 5, 2014, I blogged about the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Benjamin Robers, a criminal mortgage fraud sentencing appeal. At stake was how Courts should credit the sale of distressed property in calculating restitution awards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit interpreted the Mandatory Victims Restitution […]

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Fraud & Misrepresentation Landlord-Tenant

Verifying and Safeguarding a Customer’s Identity

Customers sometimes attempt to use identity fraud on a landlord or finance company. For example, last summer I attempted to rent out a condominium over the internet. I am not a realtor. I received an inquiry from “Ed” on behalf of his friend. At the showing, I was surprised to meet not only Ed and his […]

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