The case dates back to a 2020 settlement between NAR and the DOJ, and to the DOJ's 2021 attempt to withdraw from that settlement — something NAR is trying to block
Victims have been cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight, with imposters also gaining access to borrowers' sensitive personal information, California regulators say
Concerns about fraud mean lenders who want to sell multifamily loans to the mortgage giants may be required to do more due diligence on borrowers and their properties
FHA premium cuts spur growth, but borrowers with stellar credit can still do better taking out conventional Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-eligible mortgages with private mortgage insurance
Release of historical credit scores on tens of millions of loans will help lenders prepare for transition to VantageScore 4.0 next year. Release of FICO Score 10 T data next on deck
Republican attorneys general in 14 states urge Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator to kill a pilot program that allows some borrowers to refi without obtaining title insurance
Launched during the 2008 financial crisis to weed out bad actors, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System will be updated this weekend as part of a multi-year modernization project
Appraisal management company Solidifi and lending giant Rocket Mortgage are also charged with violating the Fair Housing Act in 2021 refinancing request. Rocket says it expects to prevail
The Appraisal Foundation will establish $1.22M scholarship fund to help aspiring appraisers get training and fulfill experience requirements said to have contributed to lack of diversity
A proposal would expand an existing rule and give the 'Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' power to review real estate sales near 56 military installations in 30 states
ICE Mortgage Technology survey finds 84% of homeowners who have taken out a mortgage in the last 5 years only considered 1 or 2 lenders before closing the deal
Sale-leaseback platform tells NPR civil lawsuits in Texas and other states are 'meritless' and that it's cooperating with attorneys general in Massachusetts and Michigan
The layoffs include employees at various levels of the company and come as RealPage faces scrutiny from federal regulators, who claim its software allows landlords to collude on rent
Modest pilot program approved by federal regulators was opposed by banks who have traditionally provided most home equity loans, but nonbank lenders have already made inroads
The US Department of Justice on Monday argued NAR 'does not identify any errors of law or fact meriting panel rehearing' over whether the antitrust enforcer can reopen its probe into NAR rules
Introduced in December, the 'End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act' has stalled but seeks to deter large investors from gobbling up single-family homes. Critics say it's misguided