CoreLogic found that mortgage fraud is on the rise, increasing 3.2 percent since the same period last year and amounting to approximately $19.8 billion in applications.
According to the NAR, about 11,100 mortgage applications contained elements of fraud in this year’s second quarter. Florida saw the highest year-over-year growth in mortgage application fraud risk, while Arizona saw the largest decline in fraud.
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