[Attention Surplus Disorder]

In 1994, it’s well known that the FBI warned of “an epidemic of mortgage [origination[] fraud.

Maybe they should dredge out their old files.

[NVDave]

It was 2004, during the Bush administration:

http://articles.cnn.com/2004-09-17/justice/mortgage.fraud_1_mortgage-fraud-mortgage-industry-s-l-crisis?_s=PM:LAW

BTW — it was senior Bush administration members who told the FBI to ignore this issue and go chase “terrorists.”