Concern over a new wave of mortgage fraud

On Saturday, a Washington Post article about a new mortgage fraud task announced by the Maryland U.S. attorney quoted Maryland Legal Aid’s Kathleen Skullney.  With governments stretched for resources and federal aid flooding the economy, criminals will become more active, Skullney warned. “We are very concerned about the fraud that is already out there, but we are also concerned about a new wave of fraud that will inevitably flow from the money made available by way of mortgage rescue efforts,” said Skullney, director of the Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project at Legal Aid.

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