# Straw borrower

> United States term for an individual whose name, social security number, and credit history are used to hide the identity of the organizers of a for-profit mortgage fraud scheme.

**Wikidata**: [Q7622373](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7622373)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_borrower)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/straw-borrower