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Newrez cuts jobs after concluding Computershare acquisition

Housing Wire

The layoffs include mortgage professionals such as processors, underwriters and loan officers. Several departments were affected, including legal, secondary market and quality control. Due to its servicing book, Rithm has had a positive financial performance of late. company with $536.6

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Movement Mortgage to acquire top indie retail firm Mortgage Network

Housing Wire

The deal adds $2 billion in annual volume, 250 mortgage professionals and 31 branch offices to Movement’s book of businesses. . Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Pierce Atwood served as legal advisor to Mortgage Network. Troutman Pepper was Movement’s legal advisor in the M&A transaction.

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NEXA Mortgage sued over broker’s alleged data theft

Housing Wire

In a lawsuit filed last week, a mortgage brokerage claimed that one of its former loan officers stole a database containing client names and information and brought it with him to a new job at NEXA Mortgage. The suit mirrors an earlier, parallel legal action filed in Illinois state court. 2013 and February 2019.

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NEXA’s Grella sues Kortas over “secret, unauthorized” aircraft-related purchases

Housing Wire

However, during the company’s valuation process, when financial professionals reviewed its books, discoveries of aviation purchases led him to confront Kortas, resulting in his termination as president of NEXA, Grella added. billion in mortgage loans in 2023, according to Kortas. But that’s not the case for the aviation business.

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RESPA enforcement is back — are you ready?

Housing Wire

That’s because real estate agents and loan officers are in survival mode and desperate to close new business. “The line of what is legal and illegal depends on who is running the CFPB,” Steve Murray, partner at RealTrends Consulting , said.

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The opportunity cost of modern-day redlining

Housing Wire

Modern-day redlining persists, and it’s costing lenders millions in legal fees. Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a strong stance on redlining, taking direct legal action against bad actors and thrusting the topic into the national spotlight. Last October, Ameris Bank had to pay $9 million to settle a redlining case.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

The mortgage loan officer handling the loan? There is administrative time involved, as well as legal factors. Motivational books and recordings help you stay up when business is stressful. OK, so who exactly decided the value should be HIGHER than what the appraiser reported, before an appraisal was ordered?