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Opinion: Lack of conformity in title fees facilitates predatory lending

Housing Wire

Title insurance protects borrowers from financial loss if the lender discovers a defect in the title to the property (for example, a previous mortgage) and demands a borrower to pay back the loan. Perhaps the interesting part regarding conformity in title insurance fees is found in Section 8 of RESPA (12 U.S.C.

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Judge sides with trade groups, halts new CRA rules

Housing Wire

A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction to banking trade groups that seek to halt the implementation of new rules for modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire. Each of the agencies are named as defendants in the case.

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Citywide Home Loans settles a $1.2M data breach lawsuit

Housing Wire

Citywide Home Loans , a Utah-based mortgage lending company, agreed to settle a $1.2 The news was first reported by legal website Top Class Action. For those who experienced economic losses or lost time because of the data breach, they can claim a cash reimbursement if they have the right documents to support it.

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Stavvy’s solution securely digitizes and automates every aspect of the real estate transaction process

Housing Wire

Most digital solutions in the lending industry are designed to solve one problem and built for one audience in mind. This fragmentation makes it difficult for everyone involved in the lending process to communicate with each other effectively. It can intake documents from multiple sources as well as handle signings and annotations.

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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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Did Michael Strauss, accused of fraud, just start a new mortgage company?

Housing Wire

There were no severance packages, and even health insurance was canceled retroactive to May 2022, leaving some on the hook for huge medical bills. That’s according to four former employees and company registration documents reviewed by HousingWire. Shocked employees didn’t receive their last paychecks. “How is that even possible?

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Ex-chief of staff accuses The Change Company of “mischaracterizing loans” 

Housing Wire

Bush and a vice president at Goldman Sachs before starting at the lender in 2021, listed several alleged violations related to lending practices. “Plaintiff has documented that TCC falsifies information on its annual certification by mischaracterizing its loans. Department of Treasury.

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