Three Busted in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Louis Gendason of Delray Beach, Fla.; Kimberly Mackey of Pittsburgh; and John Incandela of Palm Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their participation in a...
View ArticleeLynx and First American Title Partnership Brings Transparency to the Closing...
eLynx, a portfolio company of American Capital, and First American Title Insurance Company, through its Mortgage Services division, have announced the integration of the eLynx electronic closing...
View ArticleRecording Fees and Transfer Taxes Named Top Hurdle on GFE and HUD-1
Ernst Publishing Company has reported that a survey the firm conducted shows that 80 percent of respondents considered recording fees and transfer taxes to be the top challenge that the Good Faith...
View ArticleMore Than Half of Mortgage Professionals Communication Well on RESPA issues
Ernst Publishing Company has reported that a survey it conducted showed that 57 percent of respondents think that the title and lending industry communicate “well” or “very well” in their efforts to...
View ArticleConnecticut Attorney Admits Guilt in Downpayment Fraud Scheme
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that David Kinney, a licensed attorney with offices located in New Haven, Conn. Has pleaded guilty before Senior...
View ArticleAppraisal Institute Asks CFPB for More Transparency on Homebuyer Docs
Saying that consumers deserve to know what they’re paying for, the Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has called on the Consumer Financial...
View ArticleFlorida Mortgage Broker Gets Two Years for Wire Fraud
U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill has announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway has sentenced Keith Davis of Jacksonville, Fla. to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire...
View ArticleNations Lending Services Launches New Site
Nations Lending Services has announced the launch of its new Web site with innovative functionality and brand new tools. The new site launch includes new user tools such as an online HUD editor, a Good...
View ArticleSix Charged in Florida in $2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and James K. Loftus,...
View ArticleWFG National Title and ClosingCorp Partner on Title Insurance Initiative
ClosingCorp has announced that WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG National Title) will provide its independent title agents access to ClosingCorp’s suite of products for the delivery of title...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Sentenced to 93 Months in Jail for Involvement With 80...
James Delbert McConville has been sentenced to 93 months in prison, and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud related to approximately 80...
View ArticleThree Indicted in CT for Filing False Docs in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Three defendants have been indicted on federal charges related to their alleged participation in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 50 mortgages on numerous residential properties...
View ArticleClosingCorp Amps Up RESPA Compliance
ClosingCorp has announced the launch of its newest solution, SmartOrder. San Diego, Calif.- based CalCon Mutual is already experiencing the efficiency benefits of the technology, which for the first...
View ArticleErnst Increases Geocoding Functionality
Ernst Publishing Company has released new functionality for its patented fee engine technology that allows the firm to overlay its data on a geocoding application provided by CoreLogic to provide...
View ArticleNew Jersey Woman Indicted in Straw Buying Scheme
A Bergen County, N.J. woman has been indicted for her role in a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Klary...
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