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.

involving identity theft and fraud-related charges, with restitution, probation, community service, and a suspended sentence contingent on compliance. She lost the house anyway.

There was no saving it.

The title insurer and lender unwound what they could. The property was eventually sold under a negotiated agreement supervised through the civil case.continue reading …