MBA calls more laws to fight mortgage fraud unnecessary 

The Mortgage Bankers Association wants lawmakers to provide more funding for mortgage fraud prevention and prosecution, not pass new laws targeting the crime.

Federal mail and wire fraud statutes already give law enforcement agencies the authority they need to combat mortgage fraud, the MBA maintains in a newly published position paper, and new laws could do more harm than good.

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