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MORTGAGE FRAUD
Mortgage fraud is a material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission relating to the property or potential mortgage relied on by an underwriter or lender to fund, purchase or insure a loan FBI
INFORMATION NETWORK
INFORMATION NETWORK
BORROWER
Intra-family transactions PO Box address Association to Appraiser or Broker ID theft Can the borrower afford the loan Title History Verify the borrower still works at the employer ! Verify work and home telephones ! The main contact number is a cell phone ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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BROKER FACTS
! The Broker has the best opportunity to stop fraud, and thus the best opportunity to conduct it. ! Pre-funding quality control of Brokers needs to be in place and conducted regularly ! Brokers are key to developing information submitted for loan underwriting
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APPRAISER
! Verify that Appraiser license is current with state agencies ! If second Appraiser is used, that license needs to be verified as well ! Make sure comparables are current and geographically correct ! Confirm that Appraisal Report matches physical address of the loan
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ASSET RENTAL
PROVIDER OF ASSETS
CONTRIBUTION
HOLDING COMPANY
DEBENTURE 1%/ MONTH
INSURANCE COMPANY
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Off-Shore Insurance Company (ReInsurance) 8-1 Ratio No Regulations No Law Enforcement $8m
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RECENT EXAMPLE
! Les Tarrance Sr., Montgomery County business owner, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud after orchestrating an elaborate scam with two co-conspirators to defraud mortgage companies across the country out of more than $11 million. According to his plea agreement, Tarrance could avoid possible convictions for other crimes related to the scheme - including laundering of monetary instruments and aiding and abetting - and prison time, by cooperating with federal prosecutors. The scheme, as set forth in the indictment and confirmed in the plea agreement, occurred from September 2000- March 2006. Essentially, Goodson would locate and recruit straw borrowers to purchase homes from Tarrance with the assistance of Booth. The Defendants included in the indictment are: Michael Goodson, Recruiter; Les Tarrance, Sr., owner of Ultra Classic Custom Homes, Inc., and Ultra Classic Custom Homes III, Inc.; and Nancy Booth, loan officer and loan processor. The defrauded Lenders included in the indictment are: Aames Home Loan New Century Mortgage Corp. Argent Mortgage BNC Mortgage Inc. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Decision One Mortgage First Magnus IndyMac Long Beach Mortgage
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CONTACT INFORMATION
JAMES H. VAULES NFC GLOBAL, LLC www.nfcglobal.com 215-657-0800 Extension 272 EMAIL: jvaules@nfcglobal.com
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FASB Staff Position FAS 115-1/124-1 The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments
" " " When an investment is considered impaired Whether that impairment is other than temporary Measurement and timing of an impairment loss
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Collusion Document misrepresentation Identity theft Negligence Appraiser Builder bailout Equity skimming False down payment Straw borrower
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Accounting Guidance
" " " " Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Integrated framework of internal control involving management and the Audit Committee PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2 An Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements
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FFIEC Report for Banking Industry on Red Flags and Best Practices
The application is unsigned or undated Signatures on credit documents are illegible and no supporting identification exists Borrower has high income with little or no personal property Borrowers age is not consistent with the number of years of employment
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FFIEC Report for Banking Industry on Red Flags and Best Practices
Borrower has an unreasonable accumulation of assets compared to income or has a large amount of unsubstantiated assets Borrower claims to have no debt Borrower owns an excessive amount of real estate A post office box is the only indicated address for the borrower
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FFIEC Report for Banking Industry on Red Flags and Best Practices
The same telephone number is used for the borrowers home and business Patterns or similarities are apparent from applications received from other borrowers Borrower does not guarantee the loan or will not sign in an individual capacity Business income is not consistent with business type
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FFIEC Report for Banking Industry on Red Flags and Best Practices
Years of education is not consistent with borrowers profession Borrower is buying investment properties with no primary residence
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SAR Regulation
The following points should be considered when handling and processing SAR reports:
Institutions should designate one individual or department to be responsible for completing and filing SAR reports. SAR reports should be consistent. Responding to requests for SAR reports.
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Questions?
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