While potential mortgage fraud is a serious offense, the use of a federal regulatory body to pursue a political appointee has been characterized as an even greater breach of public trust. A criminal referral for alleged mortgage fraud against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has ignited a firestorm,

Mortgage rates for a second home are also typically 0.25% to 0.50% higher than the rate for a primary residence, said Garth Graham, senior partner at Stratmor Group, a mortgage advisory firm. The rate is usually 0.50% to 0.75% higher for an investment property.

Some of Merchants’ rise was powered by loans to a group of players now in hot water. These operators made fraudulent transactions

Martin, wearing a beige trench coat, visited the Clinton Hill brownstone just one week after being appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead parallel mortgage fraud probes into James and California Sen. Adam Schiff, The New York Post reported.