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Top 10 States for Mortgage Fraud

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9. Illinios

MFI: 107

Illinois' MFI decreased from 161 in 2008 when the state was ranked at No. 6 on the list.

The Chicago-Gary, Indiana-Kenosha, Wis., region accounted for 5 percent of the country's mortgage fraud reports.

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