The crackdown on commercial mortgage fraud is heating up. Fannie Mae confirmed for the first time an ongoing investigation into a litany of schemes that may be far more pervasive than was initially ...

The old saying is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but when it comes to the second Trump administration’s approach to government, the mindset appears to be, “Break now, fix later.” With apologies to ...

There have been several recent federal criminal cases centered around property owners with ties to metro Detroit and their commercial real estate loans. Those allegations of fraud — not to mention ...

Following an uptick in falsified financial reporting, Fannie Mae is on the hunt for commercial mortgage fraud, acknowledging for the first time it is looking into widespread wrongdoing by some ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are preparing to impose stricter rules for commercial-property lenders and brokers, following a budding regulatory crackdown on fraud in the multitrillion-dollar market.