Mortgage scam reports have soared in recent years, opposite of the housing market’s slowdown. The industry as of April was reporting 71 mortgage scams per month, up from just 14 per month in 2022 at the tail-end of the refinance boom, according to BackOffice Pro, a business services organization. While real estate companies disclosed losses […]
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Diane Tomb is out as CEO of the American Land Title Association, and there are indications that the departure was not voluntary. Chris Morton, previously senior vice president of public affairs and chief advocacy officer, has been named as Tomb’s replacement. Morton had been in that role since 2020 when he first joined ALTA. “We
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The U.S. Senate approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a party-line vote Tuesday. Andrew Hughes, a former HUD official who most recently had been serving as chief of staff to department Secretary Scott Turner, was confirmed by a vote of 51-44. All Republicans voiced
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