5 States With the Most Mortgage Fraud

Mortgage fraud continues to climb in the country as $1.3 billion in questionable loans surfaced in the third quarter, according to a mortgage fraud index by Mortgage Daily.

Florida continues to have the most cases of mortgage fraud, according to the index. In Florida alone, mortgage fraud activity included more than $144 million in loans that were questioned in court, and Florida’s mortgage fraud index soared 45 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter.
The five states that had the worst index ranking with mortgage fraud cases, according to Mortgage Daily, are:

1. Florida
2. California
3. Minnesota
4. New York
5. Texas