Sen. Raphael Warnock, D–Ga., introduced legislation Thursday to address what he called “systemic bias” in the home appraisal process. The proposal comes just one week after the Trump administration disbanded a Biden-era task force that had been focused on addressing racial bias in the housing system. The bill, called the Appraisal Modernization Act, would require […]
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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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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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