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Figure to recombine lending arm and marketplace into one entity

The founder of Figure is moving to recombine the company he split into two parts just a year ago Mike Cagney, the head of the fintech firm, announced via LinkedIn that Figure, the firm’s lending arm, and Figure Markets, a blockchain-powered financial marketplace, will become one entity again. “I split the company in two last […]

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Former mortgage loan officer faces fraud, forgery counts

An Indiana loan officer faces a dozen felony counts after being accused of altering borrower information while working as an originator for two different lenders.  State officials filed charges against Laura Mickler in Delaware County circuit court, located in the Central Indiana town of Muncie, in early July. She faces four felony counts each of

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Wells Fargo sued for not disclosing fees during loan origination

A California borrower is accusing Wells Fargo of concealing for more than a decade that it improperly charged customers certain origination-related fees.  The issue surfaced in 2022 when the bank sent “cryptic notices” to borrowers stating it had incorrectly assessed float fees during the loan origination process, according to a federal lawsuit filed in California

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VA partial claims bill passes in the Senate

The U.S. Senate passed a partial claims bill aimed at helping Department of Veterans Affairs borrowers avoid foreclosure following the expiration of a previous federal servicing program this past spring.  Senators approved the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act by unanimous consent Tuesday evening after the House of Representatives previously proposed and passed the legislation

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‘Predatory’ NTRAPs outlawed in another state

Officials in New England approved a new law that makes unenforceable a “predatory” practice often targeting older homeowners that binds them to a single real estate broker and limits future options to sell their homes.   Rhode Island recently became the latest state to pass legislation against NTRAPs, or non-title recorded agreements for personal services. Officials

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OCC axes disparate impact oversight

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is rolling back disparate impact supervision for banks, it announced Monday. As such, the federal agency’s supervisory process for fair lending compliance will no longer include the examination for cases in which neutral policies have an unequal effect on a protected class such as by race or

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“Unscrupulous” recruiters called out by Synergy One CEO

Synergy One Lending’s CEO Steve Majerus is taking a stand against “toxic” recruiting culture. In a company-wide address, Majerus bemoaned “unscrupulous” recruiters who have recently conjured up “outrageous” claims in an effort to recruit away Synergy’s top talent. “The claims about financial instability or margin calls and challenges… are not only false and completely fabricated,”

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New Panorama TPO targets first-time buyer lending

Panorama Mortgage Group, parent company of several lenders focused on affordable homeownership, announced the launch of a new mission-driven wholesale and corresponding lender aimed at making funding available to first-time buyers.    The Las Vegas-based company unveiled Travisa Financial, which it created in response to what it saw as a demand for partnerships among many third-party

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Union Home nabs branch led by ex-UMortgage team

Union Home Mortgage announced Tuesday the expansion of its footprint in the Midwest. A team of 16 employees, led by two former UMortgage managers, will join UHM’s existing team in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a news release. Ravi Patel and Justin Allen, who spent more than two years at mortgage brokerage UMortgage, will both serve

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