The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has filed a proposed order that would enact a $3.95 million fine against Freedom Mortgage Corporation for submitting “error-riddled mortgage loan data” to federal regulators. The proposed order would also...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered three reverse mortgage servicing companies to cease operating in their industry, citing what the regulator described as “illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their...
An update to the VA home loan program, the CFPB trying to help mortgage originators and Jack in the Box marching into Georgia. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 10-14. Hit: Score One for the VA. This week,...
A new scholarship program for aspiring teen real estate professionals, the CFPB’s digging for “junk fees” and interest rate cuts across the Atlantic. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of May 27-31. Hit: Educating...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun a public inquiry into mortgage closing costs, claiming that so-called “junk fees” are inflating these costs. The agency issued a request for information regarding which fees are subject to competition, how fees...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
