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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Fannie Mae Releases New Title, Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgage Loans

Continuing a focus on knowing your clients and fraud, Fannie Mae released last week Title and Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgage Loans Form 4650, a comprehensive update that will impact how you set up future...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FHFA Has Fraud on Its Mind

In recent days, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has made it clear that he believes fraud is a rampant problem at FHFA. In a stream of related activities, Pulte has called on the public to report...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 18, 2025

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April 17, 2025 - Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael S. Barr gave a speech entitled, “Deepfakes and the AI Arms Race in Bank Cybersecurity.” April 17, 2025- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston published an article...more

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Key Takeaways from 2025 MBA CREF

The Mortgage Bankers Association hosted its annual Commercial Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo (CREF) in San Diego last week, bringing together industry leaders, experts and professionals. Members of the Krooth &...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Is the SEC officially on record with a warning about the viability of unregulated ICOs? It is. Is that stopping start-ups from creating and selling new virtual currencies at a torrid pace? It is not....more

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Second Circuit Deals Blow to Government’s Use of FIRREA as an Enforcement Tool

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When does a breach of contract amount to fraud? Last week the Second Circuit answered this question and reversed a $1.27 billion judgment against Bank of America and a $1 million judgment against a former executive for their...more

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In a Major FIRREA Victory for the Banks, the Second Circuit Overturns $1.27 Billion Jury Verdict

On Monday, the Second Circuit overturned a jury verdict and $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America imposed under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a....more

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Fraud Verdict Against Countrywide & BofA Upheld

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BofA’s “hustling” attempt to overturn a $1.27 billion judgment against it and Countrywide—along with the individual defendant identified in the next paragraph, the “Defendants”—in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...more

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Federal Court in District of Columbia Dismisses Whistleblower Claims of Former Fannie Mae Employee

On August 25, 2014, the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a claim brought by a former employee of Fannie Mae alleging violations of the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the...more

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BofA’s Countrywide Found Responsible For Defrauding Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

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A federal jury ruled yesterday that Countrywide, now owned by Bank of America, defrauded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling them defective mortgages in advance of the great financial crisis of 2008. A former Countrywide...more

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Bank of America Fraud Case Headed to Trial

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An order yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York clears the way for a trial on September 23 in a government lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp. of fraud in the sale of billions of dollars of toxic mortgage...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - August 12, 2013

FHFA Input on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Multifamily Businesses - On August 9, the FHFA announced that it is seeking public input on strategies to reduce Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's presence in the multifamily housing...more

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