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Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. The lower comp rate stung. Still, it was better than nothing.

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G-Rate sued for gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid comp

Housing Wire

A former loan officer at Guaranteed Rate (G-Rate) has sued the lender and two managers for allegedly discriminating against her on the basis of gender, failing to compensate her equally to male coworkers with similar performance and subjecting her to sexual harassment.

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Guaranteed Rate Affinity sues former originators over advanced compensation

Housing Wire

Guaranteed Rate Affinity has initiated legal action against former loan originators, accusing them of breaching contracts by failing to pay back advanced signing bonuses and commissions after they left the company. Gifoli served as a loan officer from May 2021 to October 2021. He declined to comment on the lawsuit.

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loanDepot sues CrossCountry for “poaching” high-performing LOs in New York

Housing Wire

Even in a downturn, the loan officer recruiting wars remain fierce. Beleaguered nonbank lender loanDepot is suing rival lender CrossCountry for allegedly dozens of poaching high-performing loan officers from its New York branches. Anthony Hsieh, founder and CEO of loandepot. loanDepot reported a net loss of $91.3

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How the buyer commission lawsuits could upend the relationship between agents and LOs

Housing Wire

“The buyers want the listing brokers to pay their buyer representative so they can have the most money invested in their down payment and get the best loan terms and rates possible,” Katie Johnson , NAR’s chief legal officer, said. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. But its members noticed “many real estate agents are already writing sales contracts that require the buyer to pay the buyer’s real estate commission.”

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AmeriSave accused of defamation, failure to pay wages in lawsuit

Housing Wire

According to the class-action-seeking lawsuit, filed in California, AmeriSave hired 200 loan officers to focus on the West Coast region in early 2022. year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance estimates. It was part of the Atlanta-based mortgage lender’s strategy for developing a retail mortgage sales division.