A Chicago-area real estate developer was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $5.9 million in restitution for his role in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago....
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report this week detailing the negative experiences of homeowners faced with their mortgage company after divorce or the death of an original borrower. According to the CFPB, many homeowners claimed their...
Lafayette RE Management LLC, a New York City-based asset manager focused on acquiring, developing, financing, and managing single-family homes, and company founder and majority owner Thibault Adrien have agreed to a $680,000 settlement to resolve allegations they...
A Washington, DC-based CPA has pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a mortgage application and failing to file an income tax return. Timothy Trifilo was a managing director at an unnamed tax firm where he specialized in transaction structuring and advisory...
The Federal Reserve announced its third consecutive rate cut, with a 25-basis-point slice that brings the federal funds rate down to the range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The decision by the central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee had one dissenter –...
The title insurance industry generated $4.3 billion in title insurance premiums during the third quarter, according to new data from the American Land Title Association (ALTA). This marked a 5.3% upswing from one year earlier. During the third quarter, total operating...
