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Fintech lender LoanSnap evicted, faces financial and legal turmoil

Housing Wire

Legal and financial troubles are piling up for mortgage fintech lender LoanSnap , with the company having been recently evicted from its headquarters in Southern California. In May 2022, it launched a cloud-based portal, LoanFlow , that gives mortgage brokers and loan officers the ability to originate loans anytime, anywhere.

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LoanSnap loses mortgage lender license in Connecticut

Housing Wire

Struggling fintech LoanSnap had its mortgage lender license in Connecticut revoked in early October by state authorities, adding to the company’s legal and financial problems. The firm was first licensed to do mortgage business in Connecticut in January 2021 and applied for a renewal in December 2023.

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Top-producing Draper and Kramer LOs spurn NAF

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Most of last year’s top-producing loan officers at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. Commissions, however, are to be disbursed within a “reasonable timeframe following the expiration of the investor recapture period published on the Company’s intranet,“ the letter read. Loan officers earn their income when they fund loans.

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LoanSnap troubles continue as California revokes its lender license

Housing Wire

Founded by Karl Jacob and Allan Carroll in 2017, LoanSnap raised $100 million in seed funding from investors such as Richard Branson’s Virgin Group ; former NFL star Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures ; and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

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Online lender slapped for allegedly deploying unlicensed LOs

Housing Wire

From at least August 29, 2022 to December 2, 2022, individuals who were not licensed as loan officers (LOs) in Connecticut acted as LOs by taking residential mortgage loan applications , soliciting Connecticut borrowers for mortgages and offering or negotiating terms of mortgages, according to the order issued earlier this month.

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Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois

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Meanwhile, Michael Strauss , its only loan officer, now has an inactive status on his license, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). While the decision was under appeal, Strauss was brokering loans. 3, indicating a voluntary surrender.

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EPM files a counterclaim against Jesse Iwuji Motorsports

Housing Wire

The stock car team is also accusing EPM of breaching the contract by failing to make more than $4 million in sponsorship payments following a “margin call” from its investors. Darren Heitner, JIM’s attorney and founder at Heitner Legal , P.L.L.C, Jesse Iwuji asked us to contact his lawyer for comment.

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