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DOJ withdraws objection to MLS PIN settlement, clearing the way for preliminary approval

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn its objection to MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN)’s preliminary settlement of the Nosalek commission lawsuit after the two sides negotiated amended terms. In a court filing on Thursday, MLS PIN and the plaintiffs disclosed that the former will prohibit offers of cooperative compensation on its platform, which […]

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HUD OIG reveals ongoing reverse mortgage oversight priority

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In compliance with a 1978 law that requires government agency watchdogs to provide semi-annual reports on their activities, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published its report on Tuesday. While there were no new indications of scrutiny for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, the

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Whiplash: As second court orders halt to tariffs, appeals court keeps them in place

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Following a late Wednesday night decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade to halt President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on trade partners, a second federal court issued a similar decision in which it ruled that the invocation of a 1977 law does not give the president unilateral authority to impose such levies. But a

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DOJ: Former attorney pleads guilty to wire fraud tied to reverse mortgage misuse

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A former attorney in Washington state this week pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding a disabled client out of an estimated $800,000 — in part through the misuse of a reverse mortgage, according to an announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. The

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DOJ withdraws objection to MLS PIN settlement, clearing the way for preliminary approval

HUD OIG reveals ongoing reverse mortgage oversight priority

Whiplash: As second court orders halt to tariffs, appeals court keeps them in place

DOJ: Former attorney pleads guilty to wire fraud tied to reverse mortgage misuse

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