Federal Reserve bars mortgage industry from receiving higher fees for expensive mortgages
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
— The is banning mortgage brokers and lenders from reaping bigger fees by steering consumers into more expensive home loans. The central bank said Monday the new rules, which go into effect next April, will bar...
Investors prefer realty market over MFs for quick buck
The Times of India
The Times of India
The rich rarely admit when they lose money. Often it’s too little to matter. More often, they are too proud to tell the world how wrong they were. A client who asks a private wealth manager to handle Rs 50 lakh, may...
Federal Reserve cracks down on mortgage fees
Wtop
Wtop
By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is banning mortgage brokers and lenders from reaping bigger fees by steering consumers into more expensive home loans. The central...
Fed's New Mortgage Rules Crack Down On Predatory Lenders
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is banning mortgage brokers and lenders from reaping bigger fees by steering consumers into more expensive home loans. The central bank said Monday the new rules, which go into...
Mortgage Brokers Assn spent $400K lobbying in Q2
MSNBC
MSNBC
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Mortgage Brokers spent $400,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on housing and other issues, according to a disclosure...
Mortgage Choice closes in on norm for up-front commissions
The Australian
The Australian
MORTGAGE Choice believes the big banks can ill afford to squeeze home-loan brokers on commissions. Michael...
Feds crack down on inflated mortgage fees
Newsday
Newsday
Originally published: August 16, 2010 4:49 PM Updated: August 16, 2010 4:52 PM Quick Summary The Federal Reserve is banning mortgage brokers and lenders from reaping bigger fees by steering consumers into more expensive...
Shooting the messenger: Mortgage brokers
The Examiner
The Examiner
We all know there are good and bad ones in every business ...and the mortgage business has their fair share of bad ones. There is no question about that. Applying for a mortgage these days can be a very unpleasant...
Fed Sets Mortgage Disclosure, Compensation Rules
ABC News
ABC News
August 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday published new rules aimed at protecting consumers from abusive mortgage practices, including clearer cost disclosures and a ban on payments to mortgage...
U.S. Attorney's Office wants to seize bag of cash from unlicensed mortgage broker
MSNBC
MSNBC
TACOMA, Wash. - The U.S. Attorney's office is seeking to seize a bag filled with $102,000 kept by a former Pierce...
Fed cracking down on mortgage-broker fees
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON— The Federal Reserve is banning mortgage...
Fed Cracks Down on Mortgage-Lending Abuses
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By MEENA THIRUVENGADAM The Federal Reserve unveiled a slew of rules Monday aimed at protecting consumers from abusive lending practices blamed for luring millions into unaffordable home loans. The rules include a ban on...
MortgageBrokers.com hires Mortgage industry veteran, Stewart Eadie to lead Ontario region
Canada Newswire
Canada Newswire
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 16 /CNW/ - MortgageBrokers.com Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: MBKR, the "Company", "MortgageBrokers.com") is pleased to announce that Stewart Eadie is joining their senior management team as Vice-President...
Hunter Realty Announces Opening of Miami Office
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Stephen Taylor Joins Firm as Vice President to Head Up New Office...
Mortgage brokers are becoming a vanishing breed
USA Today
USA Today
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Chris O'Meara, AP Realtor Joe Bell poses outside one of his properties in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a...



