The civil fraud case James prosecuted involved claims that Trump effectively kept two sets of books, assessing his properties more generously to banks loaning him money than to tax agencies. That judgment, for which he was found liable, totals half a billion dollars, although Trump is still trying to fight his obligation to satisfy it.

The Trump administration referred New York Attorney General Letitia James for a mortgage probe. Officials said the probe will cover property she purchased in Virginia for $240,000 with a mortgage of nearly $220,000.

Because she listed the unit as a four-unit dwelling instead of five, she could have reduced her mortgage rate by as much as 1% and had lower monthly payments under the federal Home Assistance Modification Program, Pulte said.