A man who was convicted of bank fraud in 2011 as part of a mortgage scam has been charged in connection with an alleged sports betting scheme. So reports Salt Lake City’s KSL.

A couple received lengthy prison sentences for orchestrating Kingdom Connected Investments, a fraudulent rent-to-own scheme that was marketed as Christian-based. So reports the Greenville (S.C.) News.

Online mortgage loan startup Better.com has seen its fortunes rise as Americans have refinanced to take advantage of low interest rates. So reports The Information.

A dozen people, among them mortgage and real estate professionals, face charges after federal prosecutors say they defrauded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a four-year scheme resulting in the approval of more than 100 mortgages. So reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.