Catch up on all that happened and see what you might have missed:
Monday
John Malone, AMI spokesperson on fraud and executive chairman of PMS, examined how the industry can fight the threat of fraud, and we ran down the top ten most read fraud stories of 2011 so far.
Tuesday
Mortgage Solutions exclusive columnist The Insider explained why refusing a suspected mortgage fraudsters’ cash/blood diamonds can land you in jail.
And editor Victoria Hartley grilled the FSA’s strategy specialist for financial crime and intelligence, Edna Young, on just how many brokers will be censured this year, fraud regulations and lenders cutting broker panels.
Wednesday
In Market Watch, we asked how firms can effectively protect their brand and the industry from fraudulent mortgage brokers, with AMI’s Robert Sinclair, Tenet Lime’s Gemma Harle and My Home Move’s Karen Babington offering their view.
In addition, xit2 managing director Mark Blackwell looked at why preventing mortgage fraud is a matter of TCF.
And in Ask the Expert, Richard Sexton, business development director of e.surv, offered his top tips on how to spot dodgy clients trying to pull a fast one.
Thursday
Reporter Simret Samra examined how rife the issue of Stamp Duty avoidance is and whether it is the biggest fraud of them all.
Meanwhile, Victoria Hartley brought you the tale of an Old Bailey witness, with one mortgage boss discussing what happened after his ex-firm discovered one of its top employees was a fraudster.
And the Mortgage Solutions poll revealed that 63% of brokers have encountered fraud.
Friday
Features editor Kay McLellan looked at who the real victim is of mortgage fraud.
