mortgage fraud

collocation in English

meaningsofmortgageandfraud

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mortgage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/us
/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/
an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of ...
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fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofmortgageandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The greatmortgagefraudof last week is followed this week by the great fraud upon the ratepayers.
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For example, are they avoiding tax or are they involved inmortgagefraud?
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Mortgagefraudby lenders and borrowers increased enormously.
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In addition to the defendants found guilty at trial, several other individuals pleaded guilty tomortgagefraudcharges related to the same scheme before trial.
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In 2008, he was convicted ofmortgagefraudand sentenced to 1237 years in prison.
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The developer had two felony convictions and had been sued on several occasions formortgagefraudand identity theft.
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Media reports have indicated that the company is under federal investigation for allegedmortgagefraud, a charge the company denies.
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The novel's protagonist, written as a similar copy of himself, travels the country committingmortgagefraud.
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It ranked first inmortgagefraudin 2009.
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The building received media attention in 2007 after the housing market collapsed for having nearly 70% of its condo sales suspicious ofmortgagefraud.
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As the incidence ofmortgagefraudhas risen over the past few years, states have also begun to enact their own penalties formortgagefraud.
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Mortgagefraudis not to be confused with predatory mortgage lending, which occurs when a consumer is misled or deceived by agents of the lender.
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A federal court convicted him in 1987 ofmortgagefraudand sentenced him to nine months in prison.
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The law takes a number of steps to enhance criminal enforcement of federal fraud laws, especially regarding financial institutions,mortgagefraud, and securities fraud or commodities fraud.
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The government had alleged that, as part of amortgagefraudscheme, the deeds and deeds of trust mailed to the lenders by the county recorder's office constituted mail fraud.
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Multiple share applications and mortgage frauds formed a large part of the workload of the branch.
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I have had no discussions with the chief land registrar about mortgage frauds.
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There is growing evidence that such mortgage frauds may be a large cause of the crisis.
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