Democrats vow to fight moves to “unlawfully ‘delete’ this popular consumer watchdog that enjoys the broad bipartisan support of 4 out of 5 Americans.” Source:…
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In his first act as interim Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent froze action on all rules and litigation. Here’s what that…
President Trump fired former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Saturday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will take over leadership duties until Trump nominates…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims Rocket gave real estate agents incentives to steer consumers away from other companies. Rocket calls the allegations a “lie”…
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…
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…