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 1,000 mortgage referrals.
Source: Inman News
Freedom Mortgage to pay $1.75M to settle agent kickback scheme
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