Fighting Mortgage Fraud – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Fighting Mortgage Fraud Special to CMT, By Karen Beattie, NEXSYS Financial  Mortgage fraud in Canada has increased by a staggering 50% in recent years, according to Equifax. While accounting for only 13% of attempted frauds in 2011, mortgage fraud was responsible for two-thirds, or $400 million, of the estimated dollar amount of financial fraud in Canada. […]

Mortgage fraud on the rise

MONTREAL — Consumer credit company Equifax uncovered roughly $400-million worth of mortgage fraud in Canada last year, an “eyeopening” number industry experts estimate represents only a fraction of the cheating taking place in the country’s real estate market. Atlanta-based Equifax says many financial institutions are tightening lending and, as a result, deceit in the property […]