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Mortgage Fraud Tool?

Mortgage Fraud Tool?. Mortgage Fraud Reality!. Lender was stuck with a $250,000 loan. CT Mortgage Fraud Task Force. FBI IRS CID USPIS HUD IG FDIC CT State Banking US Attorney’s. HQ at FBI Bridgeport CT Dept of Revenue Social Security Admin CT Consumer Protection.

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Mortgage Fraud Tool?

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  1. Mortgage Fraud Tool?

  2. Mortgage Fraud Reality! Lender was stuck with a $250,000 loan.

  3. CT Mortgage Fraud Task Force FBI IRS CID USPIS HUD IG FDIC CT State Banking US Attorney’s HQ at FBI Bridgeport CT Dept of Revenue Social Security Admin CT Consumer Protection

  4. Mortgage Fraud Defined Mortgage Fraud is a material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission relied upon by an underwriter or lender to fund, purchase, or insure a loan.

  5. Mortgage Fraud • Fraud for Property/Housing • Misrepresentations by Applicant • Intent to Repay Loan • Fraud for Profit • Gain Illicit Proceeds from Property Sales • No Intent to Repay Loan

  6. The Pre Sub-Prime Mortgage Loan Process Loan Origination Hold in Portfolio/ Collect Payments Apply for Loan Bank Fund Loan Home Buyer Credit Union UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO/LES

  7. Hold in portfolio Loan Origination Loan Origination Secondary Market Bank Investment Bank, Brokerage House, or Real Estate Investment Trust Mortgage Broker Mortgage Broker Broker Loan Sell Loan Mortgage Banker Create special purpose entities Securitize loan and sell to investors Investors Pension Funds Life Insurance Companies Other Commercial Banks State & Local Governments Central Banks Fund Managers The Public Brokerage Firms Sell ownership interest to investors Special Purpose Entities The Sub-Prime Loan Process

  8. Impact of Sub-Prime “Crisis” • Problems Related to Credit Contraction • Economy slows • Reduced available credit for new development • More difficult for people to obtain mortgages • Refinancing opportunities are less available • Financing becomes more expensive • Reduced interest from foreign investors in MBSs • Problems Related to Poor Underwriting • Increased number of foreclosures • Depreciating real estate values • No room for equity withdrawals • Problems Related to Write-downs • Stock market declines • Reductions in dividends • Increased need for capital infusions: • (sources include sovereign wealth funds) $1 trillion as of Jan. 2009 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

  9. Incentives for Mortgage Fraud • Low Risk High Yield Returns • Shift Risk to Others • Sub-Standard Loans for Unqualified Buyers • Knew Based on Fraudulent information • Pool Loans and Sale to Secondary markets • Knew Markets would React • Would React and Purchase

  10. Escalation of Mortgages • Less Quality Control • Take Advantage of No Industry Oversight of Scrutiny • Due Diligence Completely Lacking

  11. Fraud for Property Schemes Occupancy Fraud – borrower states on the loan application that they will occupy the property as a primary residence. Income Fraud – borrower overstates their income to qualify for a mortgage.

  12. Fraud for Property Schemes Employment Fraud – borrower claims self-employment in non-existent company or claims a higher position in a real company to justify fraudulent income. Failure to disclose liabilities – borrower conceals liabilities such as mortgages on other properties or newly acquired debt. This artificially lowers debt-to-income ratio.

  13. Backwards Application Scheme • Incomes Inflated • Assets created • Credit Reports Altered • Previous Residences Altered

  14. Fraud for Profit Schemes Appraisal Fraud Property Flipping Foreclosure Rescue Short Sale Fraud Loan Modification Builder Bailout Reverse Mortgage

  15. Asset Rental Scheme • Temporarily Transfer Funds into account under borrower’s name • Account used as Asset on Loan Application • Can be verified by Lender for 30 days

  16. Property Flipping • Fraudulent Appraisal • Greater Loan • Property Purchased at Inflated Rate • Proceeds to Fraudster • Difference between what paid for property • Final Purchase Price • Property Changes Ownership Frequently

  17. Home usually results in foreclosure $ Property-flipper has the property fraudulentlyappraised for $400,000. The bank is left with an $400,000 mortgage on a $200,000 home for a loss of $200,000. If the loan was FHA insured, the government absorbs the loss. Property-flipper purchases a property for $200,000 Property-flipper sells the property for $400,000, and walks away with a $200,000 profit. Most Common Type of Mortgage Fraud Origination Scheme The classic property "flip."

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  19. Foreclosure Rescue Schemes • Save homes from Foreclosures • Deed Transfers • Up-Front Fees • Transfers to Fraudster’s name • Promises to make Mortgage payments • Former Owners stays in house – pays rent • Re-Mortgages Property and/or Pockets fees • Original loan Not Paid • Foreclosure delayed

  20. Types of Foreclosure Rescue Scams Phantom help – The rescuer charges exorbitant fees for telephone calls and paperwork the homeowner could have handled and promises services that never materialize. Bailout – The rescuer bails out the homeowner by helping “dispose” of the house. The homeowner surrenders the title and believes they can stay on as a renter and repurchase later. The terms are so onerous that repurchase is impossible and they permanently lose possession. The rescuer ends up with the home’s equity.

  21. Types of Foreclosure Rescue Scams Bait and switch – Rescuers tell victims they will obtain a new loan but in reality they sign documents that give the scammers ownership of the home while the victims remain responsible for the mortgage. Many victims believed they were signing documents for a new loan and had no intention of giving up their homes.

  22. Re-emerging Scheme: Foreclosure Rescue Scams

  23. Short Sale Fraud Short Sale a pre-foreclosure sale in which the lender agrees to sell a property for less than the mortgage owed.

  24. Types of Short Sale Fraud Homeowner involved – perpetrator uses a straw buyer to purchase a home with the intention of defaulting. Often uses an inflated appraisal or fictitious improvements. Prior to foreclosure the perpetrator offers to purchase in a short sale. The lender agrees not knowing that the short sale was premeditated.

  25. Short Sale Fraud

  26. Types of Short Sale Fraud Homeowner not involved – recruit or are real estate agents who solicit homeowners in foreclosure. They have a true offer for the property but negotiate with the bank for a lesser offer from a co-conspirator. The co-conspirator purchases the property and then flips to the ultimate buyer for a profit unbeknownst to the lender and homeowner.

  27. HUD-1 First Closing 6/6/2008 $102,375

  28. HUD-1 Second Closing 6/6/2008 $132,500

  29. Vision Appraisal

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