Using Near Repeat Analysis for Investigating Mortgage Fraud and Predatory Lending

摘要: Mortgage fraud and predatory lending are pervasive white-collar crimes that difficult to investigate . As such, investigators must use analytical techniques can identify loans with the greatest potential show systematic irregularities in process. Foreclosures from 2000 decade housing crisis widely known have occurred because of large-scale fraud, which many were clustered Despite displaying geographic patterns, an approach has rarely been considered for investigations foreclosures is spatial analysis patterns these crimes. We demonstrate this chapter a method be applied more help scrutiny geographically foreclosure.