cnu The bank said I owed $560,000 on a mortgage I never signed. Turns out, my sister used my name to buy her dream house. “Parents also support her.” At dinner, I slid the police report across the table.

“Do you want water?”

That was when I realized how pale I must have looked.

The case became larger after that. Not just identity theft tied to a mortgage. Not just one fraudulent loan. Multiple financial instruments, forged signatures, a questionable notary, falsified income documentation, stolen tax forms, unauthorized use of my Social Security number,continue reading …