According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), residential and commercial mortgage fraud is the fastest growing white collar crime in the United States . Georgia reportedly tops the nation in both the number of fraudulent mortgage transactions and mortgage fraud investigations.

The victims of mortgage fraud include banks, mortgage companies, investors and home buyers, among others. Unsuspecting participants in fraudulent transactions, including contractors, mortgage brokers, loan officers, real estate agents, property appraisers and attorneys, may also find themselves targeted in a criminal investigation.

Clients go to PoGo for representation in a wide variety of civil litigation, govemment investigations and criminal matters involving mortgage fraud. Our attorneys have also provided clients with guidance for designing and implementing procedural safeguards to detect and prevent fraudulent mortgage practices. Our Mortgage Fraud practice includes attorneys who have worked in the fields of mortgage lending, banking, real estate transactions, professional liability, financial and commercial litigation, and other areas that are implicated by mortgage fraud, as well as former federal prosecutors with experience investigating and prosecuting mortgage fraud cases.

We have represented clients in the following categories of matters involving mortgage fraud:

• Mortgage companies seeking to recover losses from mortgage fraud
• Professionals, mortgage brokers and loan officers defending against allegations of mortgage fraud
• Entities and individuals targeted by criminal investigations of mortgage fraud
• Developers and owners of properties affected by mortgage fraud