Description
NEW!
Mortgage Fraud: Emerging Trends
4 Clock Hours
C-24016179
April 17, 2026
12:30 to 4:30PM
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Live, In-Person
Poulsbo Regional Library
700 NE Lincoln Rd
Poulsbo, WA 98370
(Park in the lower level parking lot)
In this course we will learn about emerging mortgage fraud scenarios including the following: collusion by industry insiders, inflating income, debt elimination schemes, the silent second, straw buyers, appraiser identity theft, fraud involving the escrow closer, equity skimming, occupancy fraud and reverse occupancy fraud, credit repair fraud, deed fraud and the Sovereign Citizens movement. We have 8 case studies and 6 of them involve real estate brokers.Mortgage fraud schemes continue to emerge yet can be avoided through increased industry awareness. Are these schemes happening here? Come to class and find out.
Some End Of Course Evaluations:“Great class! Loved the real life case studies.”“Time well spent.”“Presented in a lively and engaging format. All info given was relevant to what’s going on in the market right now and great for me to have as a broker. I will bring back what I learned to my colleagues.”“Really loved all the interaction. I was able to get all my concerns addressed.”“Very interesting class. It is amazing how fraudsters profile their victims and co-conspirators. The psychological side is fascinating.”“I had no idea that there was still so much opportunity for fraud in the real estate and mortgage industry.”
“Love all the handouts and printed material. Will save for future reference.”
“What an eye-opener. Class was taught in a concise and knowledgeable way.”
