Michael Richardson's Blog

  He told prospective buyers that he and his business entities held title as a “federal receiver” or had other lawful authority to sell the properties. A Chicago man was sentenced this week to 7½ years in federal prison for posing as a federal government official in a scheme to sell properties he...

Current Job Openings Mortgage Analyst Specializing in Forensic File Reviews Review Appraiser Due Diligence Analyst DE Underwriter Data Analyst Due Diligence Manager FHA Underwriter   Job Summary Allonhill is seeking a well-rounded due diligence analyst to support its core due diligence business. ...

Florida Quality Council - South Florida location for this meeting - Register Now REGISTER NOW!!!! -Includes Lunch Friday, August 20th, 2010 Quarterly meeting of the Florida Quality Council- Please note our South Florida location for this meeting!!! Registration is available http://www.floridaqua...

    Former Georgia and NFL player Arthur James Marshall Jr. was sentenced to 69 months in prison for bank fraud related to an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme and was also ordered to pay more than $3.6 million restitution to his victims. It was reported in 2009 there was an execution of a search w...

The New York City Department of Finance is implementing a new program to allow propertyowners, lienors, or their designees (or executors/administrators of the estates of owners) toregister to receive electronic notification when a deed or deed-related document, or a mortgage, ormortgage-related d...

    It is often said that home ownership is the American dream. Far too often these dreams are stolen and hopes are dashed through predatory schemes perpetrated by selfish and greedy fraudsters who victimize the innocent simply to enrich themselves. We will continue to investigate such fraudulent...

  Foreclosure fraud, as if times aren't hard enough, is running widespread. A lot of fraudulent companies are in search of desperate homeowners to prey upon and take what little bit of money or equity they have left.   Foreclosure fraud can begin with a knock on the door, a call, a letter in your...

Florida Quality Council- REGISTER NOW!!!!  Quarterly meeting of the Florida Quality Council Please note our South Florida location for this meeting!!! Friday, August 20th, 2010 Registration is available now on-line at http://www.floridaqualitycouncil.org/. Meeting Topics Mortgage Fraud Trends Ann...

  A Massachusetts woman has been indicted in connection with allegedly trying to delay or avoid foreclosure of a home mortgage by falsely reporting the death of her child to the mortgage company, and thereafter knowingly falsifying information in an affidavit filed in, Massachusetts Superior Cour...

The downward trend in the housing market has provided an ideal climate for mortgage fraud perpetrators to employ a myriad of schemes suitable to a down market. Unfortunately, mortgage fraud has been a relatively low-risk, high-yield criminal activity which is accessible to many. Five individuals,...