Car insurance fraud is a costly problem — even for drivers who’ve never been involved in a fraud scheme. Staged accidents, fraudulent applications, untrustworthy repair shops and fake agents cost ...

Fraud attacks are at an all-time high. According to the FTC, in 2023, U.S. consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud, a 14% increase over 2022 and the highest dollar amount ever ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Most credit card fraud doesn't start with a stolen card. It starts with a brand-new account you never opened.

Employee fraud poses a significant risk, with internal teams presenting threats similar to external scammers. The most common types of employee fraud include credit card fraud, theft, bribery, payroll ...

Mortgage fraud has become a big focus for the Trump administration. But what exactly is mortgage fraud, and what are the penalties for committing it? In the last few weeks, the Trump administration ...

An aging population combined with increased usage of long-term care insurance means more opportunity for misuse of funds and fraud, waste and abuse. That was the word from Jeff Ferrand, vice president ...

CoreLogic’s risk index rose 8.3% in the past year, driven by more cases of identity and transaction fraud New data shows that cases of fraud among mortgage applicants is on the rise — an eye-raising ...

Mortgage fraud happens when someone omits or falsifies information in connection with the process of buying a house. This can be from predatory lenders trying to defraud borrowers or from borrowers ...

Fish fraud, in a variety of guises, is widespread in markets around the world, and there are a growing number of tools to ...