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Memorable cases, part 1
ACFE faculty members share some notable cases from the trenches with practical principles that you can apply.
Written By: Dick Carozza, CFE
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- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Schemes
- Mortgage Fraud
AML Mortgage and Health-Care Frauds
Explore some of the latest anti-money laundering issues, pending legislation and the effects on the anti-fraud community within two perennial targets: the mortgage and health-care industries.
Written By: Christopher Ernst, J.D., CFE, Aaron Kahler, CFE
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- Health Care Fraud
- Money Laundering
- Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage Fraud Trends
At age 35, "Roger Buckley" was ready to settle down to raise a family and get serious about financial planning for the future. His career was on track with a CPA firm. He made good money, drove a new car, lived in a nice home he had purchased, and had paid off the last of a student loan and other college-related debts. But he wanted more.
Written By: Dick Carozza, CFE
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- Fraud Schemes
- Mortgage Fraud
Anatomy of a Bank Fraud: When dates don't match
Discrepancies between the dates on three bank loans and the resulting mortgages turned a routine audit into a laborious search for possible fraud. The result may have staved off collusion between a loan officer and the mortgagee.
Written By: James E. Muir, CFE, CPA
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- Financial Institution Fraud
- Fraud Schemes
- Mortgage Fraud
Commercial Mortgage Fraud: When Fraudsters Bet the House and Win
It's a volatile combination: high volume of cash-out refinancing loans, declining performance of commercial properties, and relentless production pressures on internal loan officers. The resulting concoction often is fraud. Economic conditions are prompting desperate fraudulent property owners to use several tricks to obtain commercial mortgage loans. Following are more schemes.
Written By: Vernon Martin
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- Fraud Schemes
- Mortgage Fraud
Commercial Mortgage Fraud: Cash Out, Fraud In (Part One)
There's no shortage of desperate or fraudulent property owners in today's market for commercial mortgage loans. "Cash-out refinancing" is one favorite way to bail out of a troubled property. This primer offers advice to fraud examiners, lenders, and appraisers on spotting and preventing these and other frauds.
Written By: Vernon Martin
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- Fraud Schemes
- Mortgage Fraud
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