Mortgage Fraud On The Rise In Missouri

While over the past few years we have seen a strong real estate market and easing mortgage loan guidelines, which is all good, unfortunately, mortgage fraud has been on the rise, according to a report just released by CoreLogic.  According to their 2018 Mortgage Fraud Report, the CoreLogic® National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index was 151 for the fourth quarter of 2018, up 10% from a year ago when the index was 138.

According to the report, Missouri was one of the top five states for increases in fraud risk for each of the past two years, moving from number 38 in the 2nd quarter of 2016 up to 15 for the 4th quarter of 2018.  The top risk factor behind Missouri’s increased mortgage fraud risk was income fraud.

Fraud Type Indicators for States with Highest Year-Over-Year Risk Growth

Fraud Type Indicators for States with Highest Year-Over-Year Risk Growth

source: CoreLogic

Mortgage loan fraud reports in 2nd quarter up 88 percent from a year ago

St. Louis REALTOR, Dennis Norman A report released today by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows that financial institutions filed 29,558 reports suspecting mortgage loan fraud activity during the 2nd quarter, an increase of 88 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2010 when there were 15,727 reports. Continue reading “Mortgage loan fraud reports in 2nd quarter up 88 percent from a year ago