The Mortgage Bankers Association last week requested House and Senate appropriators to set aside funds to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation in battling mortgage fraud. In letters to Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, respectively, the industry trade group sought $6.25 million per year over a period of five years to fund FBI efforts to…