by Jeff Sorg | Feb 1, 2017 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
The CFPB’s investigation found that ReMax Gold Coast and Keller Williams Mid-Willamette accepted illegal payment for referrals By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 1, 2017) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday took action against...
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 23, 2017 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Mortgage Servicers Kept Borrowers in the Dark About Options, Demanded Excessive Paperwork By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 23, 2017) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took separate actions against CitiFinancial Servicing and...
by Jeff Sorg | Dec 27, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Deutsche Bank to pay $7.4 billion for residential mortgage-backed securities and related activities. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 27, 2016) – Deutsche Bank announced December 23rd that it had reached a settlement in principle with the Department of...
by Jeff Sorg | Dec 7, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
The CFPB has long warned against deceptive reverse mortgage advertising By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 7, 2016) – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against three reverse mortgage companies for deceptive advertisements,...
by Jeff Sorg | Sep 8, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Spurred by sales targets and compensation incentives, employees boosted sales figures by covertly opening accounts and funding them by transferring funds without consumer consent By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (September 8, 2016) – In a press release today, the...