One of Australia’s big banks is putting dodgy domestic and overseas mortgage fraudsters on notice and calling for a national economic crime strategy.

Documents provide the clearest picture of a surge in allegedly dodgy mortgage applications, pointing to faked salaries and the use of “trusted insiders”.

The integrity of bank lending processes is under attack from networks of fraudsters. It’s time to toughen up document and income verification standards.

The portal will share reports of suspicious behaviour across the industry. It may also be extended to bank employees found doing the wrong thing.

One of Australia’s big banks is putting dodgy domestic and overseas mortgage fraudsters on notice and calling for a national economic crime strategy.