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• GovernanceWatch – March 2008

  Ethical Corporation Online - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched criminal inquiries into 14 companies as part of a broad investigation of the mortgage industry. The FBI is examining possible accounting fraud, insider trading and other violations in connection ...
  2008-03-11 03:52:00

• Mortgage fraudster banned by FSA

  BBC News - The FSA said its action was part of a wider investigation of mortgage fraud. Introduction fees Kiplimo, who acted as a mortgage "introducer", was accused of making up the pay and employment details on mortgage applications, and also of using false ...
  2008-03-09 05:59:00

• FGIC sues German bank IKB for fraud

  Reuters - FGIC is seeking to void its commitment agreement for fraud and enjoin its enforcement, according to the complaint. It is also seeking damages. FGIC's owners include mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc (PMI.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) and private equity ...
  2008-03-11 10:26:00

• Dallas businessman receives 22 years for fraud

  Dallas Morning News - Burgess pleaded guilty in January 2006 to counts involving mortgage fraud and real estate investment fraud related to golf course property in Arkansas.
  2008-03-11 06:01:00

• FBI sought evidence in real estate probe (The Californian)

  MURRIETA -- Authorities have expanded criminal investigations into a real estate investment group that abandoned more than 100 homes to foreclosure since late 2006, a development that could put off a series of civil lawsuits against the group's managers.
  2008-03-13 01:33:01

• Hamilton paralegal faces theft charges (Hamilton Spectator)

  A Hamilton paralegal is accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars from at least five clients who entrusted her with their power of attorney or with mortgage funds to close real estate deals.
  2008-03-13 01:35:07

• Sources: Spitzer used call-girl service at least 8 times (CNN.com)

  Federal agents have determined New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer used a high-priced call-girl ring at least eight times in recent months, and agents had him under surveillance twice this year, sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
  2008-03-13 03:41:37

• RPT-DEALTALK-GE scouts for investors for India loans units (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

  MUMBAI, March 13 - General Electric Co is sizing up strategic investors for GE Money's personal and home loan units in India in a deal that may total about $400 million.
  2008-03-13 04:02:56

• Area briefly (Port Clinton News Herald)

  AKRON -- A Catawba Island appraiser and his sister are expected to stand trial in Summit County Common Pleas Court on charges of participating in mortgage scams involving Summit County houses.
  2008-03-13 05:36:42

• $11 Billion in Mortgage Loan Applications Called Into Question by Interthinx(R) (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

  Interthinx®, the leading provider of mortgage fraud detection products, announced at the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Fraud Issues Conference that company analysts have uncovered more than 42,000 mortgage applications, totaling nearly $11 billion, containing significant misrepresentations of the borrowers' income.
  2008-03-13 06:00:00

• The Public Record (The Lexington Dispatch)

  The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
  2008-03-13 06:12:28

• French Police Questioning Bank Worker (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

  Authorities took a second employee at the French bank Société Générale into custody in connection with a $7 billion trading scandal.
  2008-03-13 06:39:31

• Tighter mortgage oversight urged (AP via Yahoo! News)

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that stronger regulatory oversight of mortgage lenders is needed to avert the kind of credit crisis now dragging down the economy.
  2008-03-13 06:52:50

• China's Ping An may boost Fortis stake

  CNBC - SHANGHAI, China - Major Chinese insurer Ping An Insurance Co. is considering spending about $3.1 billion to increase its ... it's in exclusive talks with an unnamed party on a deal to improve its finances after suffering losses related to mortgage ...
  2008-03-13 04:54:00

• RAM Holdings Ltd. Appoints Michael J. Normile and Bradley M. Shuster ...

  PR Inside - Shuster was an audit partner for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he spent more than 16 years serving insurance and mortgage banking clients. Mr. Shuster served on Deloitte's National Partner Compensation Committee and was Partner-in-Charge of ...
  2008-03-13 03:42:00

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