Appraisal scam leads to $65M worth of defective loans

An appraisal fraud scheme will send the perpetrator behind bars for decades, after his use of stolen credentials left lenders holding the bag for more than $65 million in defective loans, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Processing Content Former appraiser Armando Martinez was sentenced in early July after previously pleading guilty to bank […]

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Remodeling boosts private residential construction spending

Private residential construction spending increased modestly in May, driven primarily by remodeling, a new industry report found. Processing Content According to the latest construction spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau, private residential construction spending rose 0.3% from April and 1.8% from a year ago to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $930.2 billion in

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