FBI and HUD to get more funds to fight mortgage fraud
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The proposed funding comes as evidence mounts that mortgage fraud is on the rise, and scrutiny of illegal or predatory practices intensifies in response to the housing-market crisis. The number of suspicious activity reports filed by financial institutions related to suspected mortgage fraud increased 44% in the 12 months ended June 2008 compared with the prior year, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a Treasury Department unit, said this week.
The White House budget blueprint doesn’t specify the increased spending sought to combat mortgage fraud. Details of the budget are set to be unveiled in mid-April [when we will bring you more]
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