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ortgage Fraud Awareness Specialist
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Description

Mortgage fraud continues to pose significant risks to mortgage professionals, brokerages, lenders, clients and the integrity of the mortgage industry. As fraud schemes and cyber threats evolve, mortgage professionals need to be able to recognize warning signs, understand how different types of fraud occur and take practical steps to help protect their clients and businesses.

The Mortgage Fraud Awareness Specialist Micro-Credential equips mortgage professionals with specialized knowledge of mortgage fraud, cybersecurity threats and fraud prevention practices. Through a combination of comprehensive learning and real-world fraud scenarios, this program explores how fraud can occur throughout a mortgage transaction, the warning signs professionals should watch for and the practices that can help reduce risk.

Earning this micro-credential demonstrates a commitment to fraud awareness, risk management and the protection of client information. It provides a recognized way to showcase specialized knowledge while strengthening the practical skills needed to identify suspicious activity, understand emerging threats and contribute to a stronger culture of fraud prevention within the mortgage industry.

What You'll Gain

By earning the Mortgage Fraud Awareness Specialist Micro-Credential, you will strengthen your ability to:

  • Recognize common mortgage fraud schemes and identify potential warning signs.
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of mortgage professionals and brokerages in fraud prevention.
  • Apply practical strategies to help prevent and mitigate mortgage fraud.
  • Identify different types of cyberattacks and understand their potential impact on mortgage businesses and clients.
  • Apply cybersecurity best practices to help safeguard client information and business systems.
  • Understand the importance of proactive cybersecurity strategies and risk assessments.
  • Recognize how straw buyer schemes operate and the risks they create for parties to a mortgage transaction.
  • Understand how air loan fraud occurs and identify practices that can help reduce the risk of these schemes.
  • Demonstrate specialized knowledge in mortgage fraud awareness and prevention through an MPC micro-credential.


Total PD Hours: 6 hours

  • Micro-credential
  • 6 PD Hours
  • Fraud
  • Continuing Education
  • Bundle
  • English

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  • Micro-credential
  • 6 PD Hours
  • Fraud
  • Continuing Education
  • Bundle
  • English

Course Policies

Please review the micro-credential course policies and learner code of conduct before registering. 

Course Content

  1. Detecting and Preventing Fraud in the Mortgage Industry — 2 hours
    Develop a stronger understanding of mortgage fraud, common fraud schemes and the warning signs mortgage professionals should watch for. Learn practical fraud prevention and mitigation strategies and explore the important role brokerages play in protecting client information.

  2. Cybersecurity — 3 hours
    Explore the cybersecurity threats facing today's mortgage industry and the measures professionals and businesses can take to protect themselves and their clients. Learn to distinguish between types of cyberattacks, assess cybersecurity risks and apply best practices for preventing and responding to potential threats.

  3. The Impact of Straw Buyers — 0.5 hours
    Examine the role straw buyers can play in mortgage fraud and how these schemes can expose lenders, mortgage professionals and individuals to significant risk. Through industry examples, learn how straw buyer fraud operates and why recognizing the warning signs is important.

  4. Busting the Air Loan — 0.5 hours
    Learn how air loan fraud can result in mortgage funds being advanced against properties that have been misrepresented or may not contain the home described in the transaction. Explore how these schemes occur, the risks they create for transaction participants and best practices mortgage professionals can use to help identify and prevent them.

Earn Your Micro-Credential

Complete all four courses to earn the Mortgage Fraud Awareness Specialist Micro-Credential, demonstrating your specialized knowledge and commitment to recognizing mortgage fraud, protecting client information and contributing to fraud prevention within the mortgage industry.

Total PD Hours: 6 hours


Your Micro-Credential Badge

Your Mortgage Fraud Awareness Specialist digital badge will be available by early September. Once available, you'll be able to download your personalized badge directly from the My Activities page in your MPC account and use it to showcase your achievement and specialized expertise.