In recent weeks, the Trump administration has targeted Democratic officials over allegations of mortgage fraud, a new front in an effort to undermine critics.

Mortgage fraud has become a big focus for the Trump administration. But what exactly is mortgage fraud, and what are the penalties for committing it? In the last few weeks, the Trump administration has accused three government officials of committing mortgage fraud by falsifying or misrepresenting intentions on mortgage documents and has called for two of the officials to resign.