A spokesman for LexisNexis, one of the nation's largest collectors of information about people and businesses, says the FBI is investigating an "intrusion" targeting the company's data. LexisNexis spokesman Stephen Brown said outside forensic investors are also looking into the matter.
Georgia had about 50 percent more mortgage fraud over the last five years than it should based on the number of new home loans in that time. A new report from LexisNexis finds the amount of fraud in the Peach State might be decreasing, however.