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This post is an ongoing collection of articles, surveys, and research about mortgage fraud and the credit bubble.

General References:

• Rachel Dollar’s and the Prieston Group’s blogs focus on mortgage fraud.
• John Maudlin publishes my favorite investing and economic analysis newsletter. He’s had some great discussion of the credit bubble, sub-prime crisis, and mortgage fraud.
• Efinancedirectory.com has a great segment on the housing bubble. I’ve been reading them for several years. They liberally quote from credible sources such as Credit-Suisse.
• Patrick.net is a great resource for housing information specific to the Bay Area, CA.

Specific References:

• Read about mortgage fraud in Miami condos.
• The BBC has a great article with graphical explanations of the subprime mess.
• The FBI’s most recent mortgage fraud report was issued in 2006. There’s a shorter article specific to mortgage fraud updated on 5/2007.
• Countrywide underwriters sued by NY pension funds for mortage fraud.
• FBI opens investigation into 14 banks related to possible mortgage and securities fraud.