Before You Fund: The Due Diligence Blueprint for Private Lenders | Mortgage Automator Webinar

Are you a private lender with real exposure to fraud, title risk, and AML gaps, and not enough time to catch everything before you close? This panel pulls no punches. In this webinar, Mortgage Automator's Head of Marketing, Alex Smith, sits down with four industry experts to break down the due diligence practices separating lenders who get burned from those who don't. What we cover: Why fix-and-flip and construction loans carry the most hidden risk — and what to do about it. How fraudsters use LLCs and shell companies to create distance and legitimacy. The rise of AI-generated borrower profiles, deepfake verifications, and synthetic identity fraud. Why domestic background checks alone aren't enough (and what a global AML screen can catch). How title searches function as frontline fraud prevention — not just a closing formality. The real cost of skipping early collateral screening. Insurance coverage gaps lenders discover too late. High-fraud geographic markets and property types to watch in 2025. Featured panelists: Denise James, SVP, Xactus (credit reporting, fraud prevention & identity verification) Victor Tay, CEO & Co-Founder, Minerva (AML & financial crimes screening) Meghan Askin, SVP of Sales, AFX Research (nationwide public record title reports) Kris Anderson, Trinity River Financial Insurance (lender-placed & REO coverage) Real fraud cases. Practical frameworks. Specific red flags to act on now. 🔗 Resources mentioned: Mortgage Automator US & Canadian Fraud Kits (available to existing customers, contact your CSM) AFX Research title updates integrated directly in Mortgage Automator Xactus credit, fraud & identity solutions Minerva AML screening platform Cotality Mortgage Application Fraud Report (quarterly) National Private Lending Association (NPLA) Fraud Watch List 📩 Not yet a Mortgage Automator customer? Reach out at [email protected] #PrivateLending #MortgageFraud #DueDiligence #PrivateCredit #AML #TitleInsurance #RealEstateInvesting #HardMoneyLending #MortgageAutomator #FraudPrevention #FixAndFlip #ConstructionLoans #Proptech #LoanOrigination