• About Us
  • Attorneys
    ▼
    • Kent Berk
    • Daphne Reaume
    • Salim Shleef
    • Mia Samartinean
  • Testimonials
    ▼
    • Videos
  • Practice Areas
    ▼
    • Probate, Trust & Estate Contests, Disputes & Litigation
    • Guardianships and Conservatorships
    • Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
    • Abuse & Neglect of Vulnerable Adults
  • Resources
    ▼
    • FAQs
    • Blog
    • Videos
  • Contact Us
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Berk Law Group

Arizona Probate Litigation Attorneys

Request a $400 Consultation

480.607.7900

  • About Us
  • Attorneys
    • Kent Berk
    • Daphne Reaume
    • Salim Shleef
    • Mia Samartinean
  • Testimonials
    • Videos
  • Practice Areas
    • Probate, Trust & Estate Contests, Disputes & Litigation
    • Guardianships and Conservatorships
    • Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
    • Abuse & Neglect of Vulnerable Adults
  • Resources
    • FAQs
    • Blog
    • Videos
  • Contact Us

Home » Our Blog » STATISTICS SHOW APPRAISAL FRAUD IS ON THE RISE

STATISTICS SHOW APPRAISAL FRAUD IS ON THE RISE

By Kent Berk on October 13th, 2009 in BLOG, FRAUD, REAL ESTATE LAW

According to the Eleventh Periodic Mortgage Fraud Case Report to the Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Asset Research Institute, LLC 2009, appraisal fraud was the third highest type of mortgage fraud in 2008, right behind fraud in the application and misrepresentations in tax return/financial records. Almost 25% of the mortgage fraud cases reported for 2008 involved misrepresentations in the appraisal. Appraisal/Valuation fraud was involved in 22% of the mortgage fraud cases reported for 2008, as compared to 19% for 2007 and 16% for 2006, according to the report.

Primary Sidebar

Contact Us Today

  • Hidden
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Contact Us

Berk Law Group, P.C.
14220 N. Northsight Boulevard, Suite 135
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2022
Berk Law Group
480.607.7900
Disclaimer Privacy Policy