The housing market slump translated into brisk business last year for mortgage scammers and the federal agents who pursue them, with the FBI winning 206 convictions, recovering nearly $22 million and still chasing a growing number of securities and commodities fraud cases. -
Mortgage Fraud Cases Surge, Convictions Rise, FBI Reports
The housing market slump translated into brisk business last year for mortgage scammers and the federal agents who pursue them, with the FBI winning 206 convictions, recovering nearly $22 million and still chasing a growing number of securities and commodities fraud cases.-
By Marcy Gordon