DALLAS, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activity climbed on mortgage fraud cases being prosecuted in California, leaving the state with more fraud than any other. New York also saw acceleration, while Florida's mortgage fraud index topped the list and Minnesota remained prominently perched among the worst locales. But as a whole, the country's case activity was slower.
The Third-Quarter 2011 Mortgage Fraud Index from MortgageDaily.com came in at 1170. The index represents activity on civil and criminal cases. Victim lenders were deceived by fraudulent documentation or inflated appraisals. Cases were tracked from the mortgage fraud blog FraudBlogger.com.
"The Mortgage Fraud Index reflects current efforts by law enforcement officials to prosecute defendants who typically committed mortgage fraud three to five years ago," said Mortgage Daily founder and Publisher Sam Garcia said. "Many of the recently opened cases were uncovered by mortgage bankers who were forced to repurchase the loans."
The index fell 7 percent from the second quarter but climbed 16 percent from a year earlier.
On a dollar basis, the aggregate balance of mortgage fraud cases was $1.3 billion -- lower than the second quarter and the third-quarter 2010.
Index by Quarter
Period |
Index |
Amount |
# Cases |
Q3 2011 |
1173 |
$1,333.189,232 |
175 |
Q2 2011 |
1261 |
$1,587,573,586 |
194 |
Q3 2010 |
1007 |
$1,850,531,120 |
151 |
ST |
Index |
FL |
170 |
CA |
153 |
MN |
70 |
NY |
63 |
TX |
60 |
ST |
Amount |
CA |
$204,273,490 |
NY |
$199,600,000 |
FL |
$144,320,669 |
SC |
$108,978,654 |
MN |
$76,400,000 |
"While mortgage fraud has historically been more prevalent in states hit hard by the housing crisis, Minnesota and New York -- two states that have not suffered as badly from foreclosures -- have recently emerged as active states for prosecutors," Mr. Garcia added.
Full Third-Quarter 2011 Mortgage Fraud Index report:
www.mortgagedaily.com/FraudIndex121311.asp
Mortgage Fraud News:
http://www.mortgagedaily.com/MortgageFraud.asp?spcode=pr
Mortgage fraud Blog:
http://www.FraudBlogger.com
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SOURCE MortgageDaily.com
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