Mortgage Fraud Concerns FBI
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Mortgage fraud has the potential to become a &quot;national epidemic&quot; that could expose lenders to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, an FBI official said yesterday.
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Fraudsters are targeting troubled  borrowers facing foreclosure in a scheme that could leave  homeowners with even more debt than they otherwise would face,  a new online video warns.
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The FBI possibly violated the law or its rules more than 1,000 times since 2002 in collecting data about phone calls, e-mails and financial records while investigating terrorism or espionage suspects, FBI officials said on Thursday.
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The FBI today warned that a variety of online scams asking users to send money for the victims of the recent tsunami disaster have popped up online in the past week.
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A Justice Department investigation has found pervasive errors in the FBI's use of its power to secretly demand telephone, e-mail and financial records in national security cases, officials with access to the report said yesterday.
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The FBI said Tuesday that the possible terrorist plot reported against Boston by a tipster last week was a false alarm.
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New Web sites have helped to fuel the rampant mortgage fraud that has caused a huge spike in loan defaults.
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THE REGION The Massachusetts Senate is expected today to pass legislation aimed at preventing foreclosures and mortgage fraud. The bill encompasses several proposals made earlier by legislators and Governor Deval L. Patrick including: Making mortgage fraud a felony; establishing procedures to avoid deceptive mortgage loan advertising; adding requirements for lenders and borrowers, including in-person counseling; licensing mortgage originators; creating a ...
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The FBI illegally or improperly obtained information on the US public, a new justice department report says.
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The Justice Department is  investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, bringing  greater government scrutiny to bear on the mortgage finance  company, already facing a parallel inquiry by the SEC, a source  close to the matter said on Thursday.
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Identity thieves may have obtained information on thousands of Wells Fargo mortgage and student loan customers.
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New Web sites have fueled the rampant mortgage fraud that has caused a spike in loan defaults in recent months.
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The inspector general for the Justice Department is also concerned that taking money from other FBI programs could hinder efforts in counterterrorism and cybercrime.
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The home loan unit of Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by Illinois' attorney general over dubious lending practices, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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The U.S. attorney for the Southern District in New York said on Tuesday he charged 26 individuals with taking part in "a wide-ranging scheme to commit mortgage fraud" at companies that brokered loans with a total face value of at least $200 million.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how banks, credit rating firms and lenders valued and disclosed complex mortgage-backed securities that ultimately led to the subprime crisis, a top agency enforcer said on Saturday.
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Complaints about potential mortgage fraud are up during the subprime mortgage crisis, and the FBI has opened criminal investigations of 14 companies related to sub-prime mortgage loans, the agency said Tuesday.