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If the CFPB axes the LO comp rule, what happens?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Trump administration is eyeing revisions and a possible rescission to a number of rules governing the mortgage industry. The consumer watchdog sent five rules to the Office of Management and Budget for review on June 4. Rules on the queue include the Loan Originator Compensation Requirements under the […]

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Change Co. emerges victorious after suing ex-employee

Community development financial institution The Change Company won judgment against a firm led by its former employee, who previously sued the lender, lodging allegations of misconduct. The Anaheim, California-based parent of Change Lending filed suit in 2023 against Yeti Global Services, a company owned by its former chief of staff Adam Levine. Change accused Levine

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Senators scrutinize Rocket’s Redfin, Mr. Cooper deals

Five U.S. Senators have called into question the lack of federal antitrust oversight of Rocket Companies’ proposed acquisitions of Redfin and servicing powerhouse Mr. Cooper. Lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Cory Booker, D-N.J.,sent a letter to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission demanding to know why the agencies did

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Roadblock for Redfin shareholder vote on Rocket merger removed

A Redfin shareholder vote planned for today, June 4, will proceed as planned, according to legal documentation published by a Washington federal court Tuesday. The vote is one of the final steps for closing Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of the real estate brokerage. In early May, plaintiff Jason Morano, a Redfin shareholder, sued the

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Wells Fargo sheds asset cap, ending seven years of handcuffs

Wells Fargo sheds asset cap, ending seven years of handcuffs

This story has been updated with an analyst’s comments. Wells Fargo has finally broken free from the regulatory shackles that have constricted its growth for more than seven years. The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it has lifted the $1.95 trillion asset cap it imposed on Wells in 2018. The cap’s termination is a watershed

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Rocket plans to raise $4B to pay off Mr. Cooper debt

Rocket Cos. is offering a combined $4 billion in senior notes to pay some of Mr. Cooper’s ten-figure debt in anticipation of the major acquisition. The Detroit-based fintech said Tuesday it wants to sell $2 billion of senior notes due 2030 and an additional $2 billion of senior notes due 2033, unconditionally guaranteed by Rocket

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Dimon says retirement from JPMorgan is ‘several years away’

Dimon says retirement from JPMorgan is ‘several years away’

Jamie DimonBloomberg Jamie Dimon said his retirement from the top post at JPMorganChase is “several years away,” but the decision is up to the bank’s directors. “It’s up to God and the board,” the 69-year-old chief executive officer said in a taped interview aired Monday on Fox Business. “I love what I do.” The question

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Rocket’s deals for Redfin, Mr. Cooper bring new growth and challenges

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Market volatility under a second Trump administration was no match for Rocket Companies’ appetite for mergers in the first quarter of the year, as the origination giant inked deals to acquire real estate brokerage Redfin and mega servicer Mr. Cooper. Now comes

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