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Fraud: A View from the Trenches.

Mortgage Servicing News

| August 01, 2006 | Effertz, Don | COPYRIGHT 2006 SourceMedia, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Mr. Effertz is vice president of industry relations at Interthinx, a provider of fraud prevention and decision support tools to the mortgage industry.

There is a great deal of fraud in the mortgage finance industry. Though no single uniform figure exists, everyone knows the losses are huge. Typically the anecdotal loss numbers we read about do not take into account the extensive costs associated with lenders working to detect and fight fraud. So, even if we have a number in mind, losses are likely considerably larger.

Because of these factors, the topic is garnering a great deal of attention in the industry and general public and it continues to expand. ...

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