Jury Finds Allied Home Mortgage Entities and CEO Liable for Civil Mortgage Fraud – Awards $92 Million in Damages
The jury awarded
"The excellent coordination between personnel from our two
"For years, Hodge and Allied repeatedly lied to HUD in order to fraudulently reap profits from the FHA mortgage insurance program," said Bharara. "After a month-long public trial where all their misconduct was exposed, a jury has held Hodge and Allied responsible for their lies and has made them pay for losses
"The heart of our mission is to weed out actors such as these that are intent on defrauding federal housing programs," said Montoya. "This should serve as a notice to all those determined to engage in illegal schemes such as these that they are not beyond the reach of the federal law enforcement community."
FHA mortgage insurance makes home ownership possible for millions of American families by protecting lenders against mortgage defaults. FHA mortgage insurance also makes mortgage loans valuable in the resale market. To protect the continued availability of FHA mortgage insurance funds, HUD must accurately assess the risk of default on the loans it insures. To accomplish this task, HUD relies on assurances by lenders that they, and the loans they submit for insurance, comply with program requirements.
As a HUD-approved loan correspondent,
The jury also heard that
To compound matters,
The case was pending as a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit in the
Bharara and Magidson thanked
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