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KNBC TV Examines Sketchy Mortgage Rescue Company

by Mike Webb, ProPublica - October 9, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

Last night KNBC TV in Los Angeles aired a report about a “foreclosure rescue” company that is under investigation by the FBI. The … more

The Foreclosure ‘Rescue’ Boom on Marketplace

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 28, 2009 11:06 am EDT

Last week, we published a story examining the boom in “foreclosure rescue” companies, firms that promise — in exchange for a large … more

Quick Picks: Mortgage Scams and Tax Theft

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 15, 2009 10:18 am EDT

Looking for a new job? Mortgage scammers have found a lucrative market in New York City: Prosecutors there tell the New York Times th … more

Quick Picks: Elderly Face Foreclosure and Bond Deal Spreads Pain

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 14, 2009 10:04 am EDT

Even though the Obama administration has ramped up loan modification efforts, the Wall Street Journal reports that older borrowers wi … more

Quick Picks: California Scheming

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 13, 2009 1:24 pm EDT

HUD's Dollar Homes program, initiated in 1998, had a straightfoward mission: "Local governments would buy [foreclosed] homes for $1, … more

Tricky Pension Accounting and Loan Mod Winners

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - March 4, 2009 10:55 am EDT

Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."

Public pension funds across the country have … more

This Year In Scandals: Forgotten Stories From the Market Meltdown

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - December 31, 2008 9:40 am EDT

How did billion become the new million? Well, that's the trillion-dollar question. And as the year comes to a close, everyone is look … more

Taxpayer-Owned AIG Lobbies Against Mortgage Fraud Law

by Sharona Coutts, ProPublica - October 16, 2008 9:12 am EDT

We found out last week that AIG’s huge lobbying operations are still going full steam ahead, despite the fact that taxpayers now ow … more

In Florida, Agency Gave Mortgage Licenses to Thousands of Ex-Cons

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 29, 2008 10:08 am EDT

As we detailed yesterday, the Justice Department is pursuing a wide array of prosecutions and investigations in response to the subpr … more

Justice Dept. Spreads Wide Net With Mortgage-Related Prosecutions

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 28, 2008 12:20 pm EDT

Nearly everyone agrees that something went very wrong with the mortgage industry. Mortgage lenders made extremely risky loans. Wall S … more

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Breaking on the Web: Mortgage Fraud

November 20, 2009

FBI Sets Sights on Hundreds in Las Vegas Mortgage Schemes Richard A. Serrano, Las Vegas Sun, November 20, 2009

September 14, 2009

Few Mass. Mortgage Brokers Hit for Abuses Jaime Lutz, Lyle Moran, and Christie Musket, New England Center for Investigative Reporting, September 14, 2009

August 25, 2009

Sharp Increase in Mortgage-Related Lawsuits Reported Sheri Qualters, National Law Journal, August 25, 2009

July 20, 2009

Florida House-Flipping Fraud Cost Billions Michael Braga, Chris Davis and Matthew Doig, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 20, 2009

July 10, 2009

Mortgage Fraud Reports Rise, But Some Fraud May Go Undetected Kat Aaron and Nick Schwellenbach, Center for Public Integrity, July 10, 2009

July 02, 2009

Beazer Homes Charged with Mortgage and Accounting Fraud Kirsten Valle, Charlotte Observer, July 02, 2009

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