August 2025

Fed found over 22,000 mortgages like those Pulte is now flagging

President Donald Trump and his allies are demanding Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook resign over alleged owner-occupancy fraud — a practice the central bank itself has found to be “broad-based” across the US. Philadelphia Fed researchers in a 2023 report assessed the number of “fraudulent investors” in the mortgage market, which they defined as those who had […]

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Trump calls on Fed’s Cook to quit over mortgage probe

President Trump is demanding the resignation of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after his housing chief accused her of lying on mortgage applications. The allegations, if true, could force a shake-up at the central bank and hand Trump another appointment. “Cook must resign, now!!!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday, including a link

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ALTA adds seller impersonation coverage to its title policy

The American Land Title Association has created two title insurance policy endorsements addressing the issue of seller-impersonation fraud. These endorsements will allow title insurers to cover any potential legal costs to correct public records if forged deeds or mortgages are recorded. The first, formally known as the ALTA 49 Endorsement, covers forgery in a new

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