It’s not just a burgeoning problem that’s destroying neighborhoods and creating havoc in the real-estate market: Mortgage fraud is now also the target of over-the-top TV-show parodies. Yes, “FSI: Fraud Scheme Investigation” is . . . a training video for bored mortgage professionals — or anyone who’s suspicious (or wants to be) that he may be surrounded by unlawful real-estate hijinx.
But really, “FSI” is so much more than that. Designed for “maximum employee learning retention,” the DVD has been a runaway hit for Interthinx, a company that ordinarily provides risk mitigation and compliance tools for the financial-services industry, but occasionally breaks out of that mold to film comedy-dramas like this or its predecessor, “Desperate House Lies.”
But wait, there’s more!
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Capitalizing on the breakout success of “FSI,” Interthinx is announcing its next production, which will premier in March: “Fraud Angels.”
Fraud Angels will involve two different and equally pervasive mortgage fraud scams that crescendo as one large, potential crime against a single lender. This intermediate/advanced level of training on DVD will cover:
* detailed anatomies of the insidious scams portrayed in the film,
* red flags within the loan files uncovered by both technology and solid underwriting practices,
* emerging mortgage fraud scams,
* and the latest information on “risk mitigation technology.â€Presented as yet another industry education service by Interthinx, Fraud Angels will be a tremendous, free training tool that will message the importance of corporate citizenship and integrity, quality control and keeping a watchful eye for fraudsters who constantly change their tactics and target new victims.
- FSI: Fraud Scene Investigation (Trailer) [Interthinx]
- Fraud Angels [Interthinx]
- Fraud Angels, Fraud Angels, Soon to be Here . . . [Mortgage Fraud Blog]
Bottom left photo: Moses Sparks
