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DOJ and CFPB sue Colony Ridge over predatory lending practices

Housing Wire

Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued the developer and lender Colony Ridge on Wednesday, alleging the company operated an illegal land sales scheme and made false statements targeting tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers in Texas. between 2017 and 2021, per the lawsuit.

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Change Lending loses CDFI certification

Housing Wire

Non-bank originator Change Lending lost its Community Development Fund Institution (CDFI) certification, according to a report from Barron’s. Change Lending was removed from the CDFI Fund’s list of certified program lenders last week, the outlet reported.

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Jim Linnane tapped to lead retail mortgage lending at Flagstar

Housing Wire

Jim Linnane, the former head of retail at Stearns Lending , has joined Flagstar Bank as the president of the company’s distributed retail mortgage division. “We’re excited to have him on board and look for positive developments with Jim at the helm of Flagstar’s distributed retail operation.”

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People movers: Notarize, RE/MAX and Planet Home Lending

Housing Wire

Planet Home Lending has promoted four people to vice president positions, supporting the company’s continual growth. Michaelene Whyte has been promoted from processing manager of the East to VP, national fulfillment, distributed retail, and has been with Planet Home Lending since October 2018.

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First National Bank of Pennsylvania settles redlining case for $13.5M

Housing Wire

FNB was involved in the case as a successor in interest of Yadkin Bank , which it acquired in 2017. The complaint alleges that, from 2017 through 2021, FNB failed to provide mortgage services to predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Waterstone Mortgage promotes Rico Garcia to VP

Housing Wire

“Rico is a collaborative team player, he is widely respected, and he has proven successful at developing meaningful relationships – both internally and with external partners.”. Garcia’s professional career spans more than two decades in the mortgage lending industry, with more than five years at Waterstone Mortgage.

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OneMain Financial to pay $4.25 million to New York State over cybersecurity lapses

Housing Wire

million penalty due to lapses in its cybersecurity controls by “failing to effectively manage third-party service provider risk, manage access privileges, and maintain a formal application security development methodology.”