This is interesting.

A piece of the subprime loan meltdown puzzle that goes to criminal individual behavior rather than what amounts to criminal deregulation.

Question is, did the system play them or the other way around?

"The FBI says it has arrested 406 property market players as part of a crackdown on alleged mortgage frauds worth an estimated $1bn (£500m).

The arrests include housing developers, estate agents and mortgage brokers.

Reported mortgage fraud has soared in the past year, with the most common type being mis-statement of assets.

In a separate development, two former Bear Stearns managers have been charged following the collapse of two hedge funds linked to sub-prime mortgages.

They are the first executives to face criminal charges related to the collapse of the value sub-prime loans which triggered the credit crunch."