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�� VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM ProPerty Preservation. real estate insPection. NVMS has an app for that. NVMS, the most technologically advanced national property preservation and inspection management firm, has developed a customized mobile application that enables our field agents to respond to inspection requests within minutes of order placement. NVMS��� local field agents can respond immediately to any order by navigating to the property via the phone���s built in GPS, completing the inspection form, taking pictures using the smart phone camera and uploading the completed report back to NVMS right from the site. This technology along with our web based system allows our clients to gain an unmatched advantage in their property preservation and real estate inspection divisions. National Coverage Web Based Applications Fastest Turn Time in Industry Automated Client to Field Workflow Captured Data Fields for Analysis Unmatched Quality Control For a FREE virtual tour of our system, please contact our Business Development Department at 703.361.6262 x115 or jvolk@nvms.com nvms.com Start your day with a professional pick-me-up. Start your day with the most current and critical news on the mortgage default servicing industry from DSNews.com. Sign up for our e-mail newsletter and get the top stories delivered direct to your inbox every day. Register to receive your Daily Dose at DSNews.com RISK FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD ON THE RISE A report from verification services provider Kroll Factual Data, Inc., shows mortgage fraud risk rose 1.1 percent throughout the country between the second and third quarters of 2012. To assemble the report, Kroll examined metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with at least 1,000 mortgage applications per quarter and isolated certain files that may contain indicators of potential mortgage origination fraud. In some MSAs, the company found the risk of fraud rose from Q2 to Q 3 by more than 50 percent. ���While fraud alerts declined in some MSAs, these declines were offset by significant increases in others. This spike in potential fraud is troubling, coming at the same time the mortgage industry is beginning to turn the corner,��� said Rod Bazzani, president of Kroll Factual Data. ���More importantly, the fact that red flags are rising in every area of the country highlights the continued need for lenders to remain vigilant against fraud.��� Bazzani added that recently issued regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which are designed to ensure lenders verify a borrower���s ability to repay a loan, are expected to raise the stakes for lenders to catch fraud or inadvertent errors that might compromise lending decisions or risk buy-back requests.��� According to Kroll, Flint, Michigan, saw the largest quarterly increase in potential application fraud, posting a 50.32 percent rise over Q2 2012. It was followed by Columbia, Missouri (29.77 percent); Lancaster, Pennsylvania (28.83 percent); Tacoma, Washington (25.68 percent); and Santa Fe, New Mexico (24.24 percent). At the other end of the risk spectrum, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, posted the largest decrease in fraud risk (-19.55 percent). Rounding out Kroll���s top-five list for risk reduction were Bridgeport-Milford, Connecticut (-18.59 percent); San Francisco-Oakland, California (-18.37 percent); Birmingham, Alabama (-17.95 percent); and Cleveland, Ohio (-17.32 percent). 41