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A Different Type of Mortgage Fraud: ‘Reverse-Occupancy’ Scams Involving FTHBs
January 12, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Borrowers completing reverse-occupancy fraud aim to qualify for a mortgage with help from the theoretical rental income from the so-called investment property…
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