Montana - Mortgage Fraud Resources

The Montana Board of Real Estate Appraisers has taken an active role in dealing with mortgage fraud throughout the state. This state-run organization coordinates efforts with local law enforcement agencies, FBI field offices and others.

Those FBI field offices are responsible for investigating potential cases of fraud and work with the offices of the state and federal attorneys general to prosecute criminals. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) can help mortgage applicants find the resources they need to make smart mortgage decisions.

The Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions helps to set rules, investigate complaints and exercise enforcement/disciplinary authority over the businesses it oversees. The Real Estate Commission its Appraisers each have numerous sources of mortgage fraud information for consumers and can direct them to appropriate contacts for specific questions on mortgage fraud.

The Better Business Bureau sets guidelines by which businesses should operate and takes steps to ensure that consumers are treated fairly. The Montana chapter of the BBB handles eastern Washington and northern Idaho as well.

A list of federal, state and private mortgage fraud resources and their contact information is provided below.


Montana Department of Justice
Office of Consumer Protection
http://doj.mt.gov/consumer/
1219 8th Ave
PO Box 200151
Helena, MT 59620-0151
Phone: (406) 444-4500
Toll-free: 800-481-6896
Email: contactocp@mt.gov

Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions
http://banking.mt.gov/default.mcpx
PO Box 200546
Helena, MT 59620-0546
Phone: (406) 841-2920

FBI Salt Lake City Field Office
http://saltlakecity.fbi.gov/
Towers Building
257 East, 200 South Suite 1200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2048
Phone: (801) 579-1400
Email: SaltLakeCity@ic.fbi.gov.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Helena Field Office
www.hud.gov/local/mt/working/helenaoffice.cfm
7 West 6th Ave
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 449-5050

National Credit Union Administration
Region V - Tempe
www.ncua.gov/AboutNcua/org/Region5.htm
1230 W. Washington Street, Suite 301
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: (602) 302-6000
Email: Region5@ncua.gov

U.S. Treasury Office of Thrift Supervision
1700 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20552
Consumer Complaints
http://www.ots.treas.gov/?p=ConsumerComplaintsInquiries
Phone: (800) 842-6929
E-mail: consumer.complaint@ots.treas.gov

West Region Office
225 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 500
Irving, Texas 75062-2326
Phone: (972) 277-9500

National Fair Housing Alliance
http://www.nationalfairhousing.org
1212 New York Avenue, NW Ste 525
Washington, DC 2005
Phone: (202) 898-1661
E-mail: nfha@nationalfairhousing.org

To locate your local affiliate:
http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/MemberOrganizations/tabid/2574/Default.aspx

The Better Business Bureau serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Montana
http://spokane.bbb.org
152 S. Jefferson, Suite 200
Spokane, WA 99201-4352
Phone: (509) 455-4200
E-mail: info@spokane.bbb.org