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How Mortgage Fraud Makes the Housing Market More Expensive
Upzoned
56 minutes
1 month ago
How Mortgage Fraud Makes the Housing Market More Expensive
Several high-profile members of the government have been accused of committing mortgage fraud recently, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Today, Chuck and Abby explore how mortgage fraud distorts the housing market, why it happens so frequently — and why no one in the financial system is interested in stopping it.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
“Ken Paxton Claimed Three Houses as His Primary Residence, Records Show” by Pooja Salhotra, The New York Times (July 2025).
“Mortgage-Fraud Accusations Are Trump’s New Political Weapon” by Gina Heeb and Brian Schwartz, The Wall Street Journal (August 2025).
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
Abby Newsham (X/Twitter).
Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom.
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Upzoned
Join Abby Kinney, Chuck Marohn, and occasional surprise guests to talk in depth about just one big story from the week in the Strong Towns conversation, right when you want it: now.
