Mortgage Banker/Mortgage Fraud Blog
Rachel Dollar is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in the mortgage ending industry. An attorney, Ms. Dollar is the editor of the acclaimed public service industry website Mortgage Fraud Blog (www.mortgagefraudblog.com), which is committed to raising awareness of the growing problems associated with mortgage fraud. A Certified Mortgage Banker, she has been repeatedly named by Inman News as one of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders. A Certified Financial Crimes Investigator and litigator, Ms. Dollar co-wrote Protect Yourself from Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud, which in August 2007 became the first full-scope book on mortgage fraud released by a major publisher, Kaplan Publishing.
Ms. Dollar is a partner in the law firm of Smith Dollar PC, where she chairs the firm’s Mortgage Banking Group and leads mortgage fraud litigation for lenders and secondary market investors on a nationwide basis. She has supervised successful complex mortgage fraud and RICO litigation in the federal courts, and complex litigation involving secondary market investors, mortgage insurers, loan servicers, and other financial service companies. She has been involved in the discovery, investigation, resolution and litigation of large-scale fraud schemes nationwide.
Her practice includes complex commercial litigation, RICO litigation, secured creditor rights and title insurance litigation with a focus on closing protection letter claims, identity theft and closing agent conduct. She also handles matters concerning broker and fidelity bonds, appraiser and settlement agent errors & omissions policy claims and issues associated with repurchase.
A nationally recognized speaker, Ms Dollar frequently teaches in-house seminars on mortgage fraud issues to lending professionals, QC/QA management, federal and state prosecutors and general counsel. She acts in a consultative role on policy and procedure for mortgage lenders, including the creation of lending documentation and direction of quality control practices. She frequently consults with licensing and local, state and national criminal agencies across the country on mortgage fraud matters.
Ms. Dollar has been widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. She has testified on mortgage fraud before Congress. She has appeared on CNN, CBS Evening News, and other radio and television programs
Smith Dollar PC’s in-depth industry knowledge and broad legal experience allows its attorneys to offer legal counsel grounded in business reality. Located in California Wine Country, Smith Dollar PC is one of the only Northern California firms providing litigation and transactional representation to the mortgage banking and financial services industry.