When auto loans suffer losses they are “dramatically higher” than losses in other types of consumer credit products, according to a recent analysis by the credit bureau TransUnion. The average auto ...

The same tech that’s advancing the mortgage industry is being used to create scams, drive fraud Mortgage scams have increased since 2022 from 14 incidents a month to 71, according to a study that ...

Cotality says fraud risk fell 9.3% year over year in Q1 2026 to 1 in 129 applications, as refinances reached 41% of volume.

Lying on a loan application might seem like a quick solution to secure funds, but it carries serious financial and legal consequences. Penalties range from immediate loan denial or forced repayment to ...

Merchants Bancorp of Indiana, a regional bank with a $500M multifamily loan book, has more than quintupled the money it has set aside to cover potential losses because of an increase in fraud in its ...

Mortgage fraud happens when someone omits or falsifies information in connection with the process of buying a house. This can be from predatory lenders trying to defraud borrowers or from borrowers ...

Western Alliance is one of the regional banks facing concerns over loans made to non-bank financial players. The bank's CEO said he believes the alleged loan fraud that sparked a selloff last week is ...

Millions of COVID-relief loans kept businesses afloat. Now, a fraction of borrowers are under scrutiny as federal agencies ramp up efforts to recover funds or prosecute suspected fraud. But ...