Learn about the mortgage fraud epidemic and its impact on the appraisal profession!  

By listening to this webinar recording, you will:

• Obtain an overview of real estate fraud today, past and emerging fraud trends, where it’s occurring and major schemes being detected.
• Learn how appraisal reports containing omissions, oversights and misleading information are considered evidence of fraud. 
• Hear from law enforcement officials about the most common valuation scams, the financial scope of fraud and the impact of fraud on communities.
• Gain an update on successful civil lawsuits and criminal actions involving valuation fraud.
• Spot what appraisers do (and don’t do) which can result in money judgments and prison sentences.

SPEAKERS

• Charles H. Cole Jr., HUD/OIG Appraiser, MS
• Kevin J. Whalen, U.S. Department of Treasury
• Jack Peterson, U.S. Secret Service
• Ann Fulmer, VP Business Relations, Interthinx, GA
• Kathy J. Coon, SRA, FNC Inc., TX
• Rachel Dollar, Smith Dollar PC, CA