Regulators claim lenders’ marketing agreements with more than 40 real estate brokerages, including Realty Connect USA, were a conduit for kickbacks that generated more than…
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Former Keller Williams Realty exec’s startup enables virtually any mortgage lender to emulate programs offered by bigger rivals, such as Rocket Mortgage, loanDepot and Better. …
A homebuyer taking out a $300,000 loan could end up overpaying by $1,200 a year — and even more if they’re in the market for…
Zillow has maintained its agent-lender co-marketing program is RESPA compliant, and admitted no wrongdoing while agreeing to pay $15 million, which was granted preliminary approval…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an investigation into Rocket’s real estate brokerage arm in 2020 on eve of the company’s IPO. Three years later,…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned on Tuesday that operators of mortgage comparison-shopping platforms may be violating RESPA if they manipulate search results to coerce…
Federal regulations provide “zero tolerance” for miscalculating real estate transaction taxes when providing TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure to borrowers, Black Knight warns. Source: Inman News
After announcing new branch openings and executive hires this year, Nations Lending seeks to grow by forming a joint venture with an Indiana brokerage that…
According to the court filing, the plaintiffs made their case in part through the testimony of two anonymous witnesses who used to work for Zillow…