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Risk of mortgage fraud is on the rise in the current market

Housing Wire

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The problem: They did not qualify for the loans.

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EagleBank settlesĀ insider-lending charges brought by regulators

Housing Wire

The bank, which operates a mortgage-lending unit, along with its holding company, Eagle Bancorp Inc., The bank, which operates a mortgage-lending unit, along with its holding company, Eagle Bancorp Inc., Fraud, risk, quality, oh my: The hazards to watch fo r in gaining purchase market share. Presented by: GQ Ally.

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Virtual notary adoption surges as businesses rush to close transactions remotely

Housing Wire

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Mediaā€™s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. Consumer loans such as mortgages and other financial documents require notarization. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Opinion: We donā€™t need increased regulation of IMBs

Housing Wire

The article was striking to me because it was not long ago that members of a previous administration proposed defining nonbank mortgage lenders as a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) risk as a sector. This entire discussion should be extremely concerning to all in the mortgage industry, especially the IMBs.

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