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Feds seek to enlist real estate agents in anti-corruption push

Housing Wire

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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The fate of HUD

Housing Wire

A spokesperson for HUD said the agency could not discuss investigations or strategy of fair lending enforcement, but said that fair lending is a priority of the Biden-Harris Administration and HUD. In August, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge signed an agreement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to strengthen fair lending enforcement.

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Ex-MBA president McCord pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

Housing Wire

In early 2017, after Spirit and Citizens stopped funding his company’s mortgages, McCord sought out a new lender. He set his sights on CapLOC , a North Carolina-based mortgage lending business, and tried to sell CapLOC First Mortgage Company’s lending arm for a quick buck. billion for the government-sponsored entity.

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Inside the government’s feeble fight to end redlining

Housing Wire

The three agencies in charge of such reviews — the Federal Reserve , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — have not denied a single bank merger in 15 years. And HUD can bring lawsuits claiming bias in mortgage lending. The law also required banks to lend within their communities.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

There is administrative time involved, as well as legal factors. This initiative was subsequently reaffirmed in the issuance of VA Circular 26-17-18 in July 2017. In more recent downturns, such as during the 2008 recession, many foreclosures were due to bad lending. First, the burden on borrowers. They start the row.