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$100M fraud ring busted, hundreds displaced by foreclosures

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A New York State investor group is at the center of a burgeoning foreclosure crisis in Baltimore, according to an investigative report from “The Baltimore Banner.” Continue reading →

How a government shutdown would affect real estate agents

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The National Flood Insurance Program, set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions. Continue reading →

DoJ opens criminal investigation into Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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Cook’s attorneys say she did not commit mortgage fraud, and is being targeted by the Trump administration to undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence. Continue reading →

Sellers outnumber buyers by 36% — but that figure is starting to shrink

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In the past two months, the total number of homesellers in the market has fallen from a peak of 1.96 million in May to 1.95 million in July, Redfin reported. As sellers realize that homebuyers have the upper hand now, some are opting out of the market … Continue reading →

Pulte dismisses claims he is ‘weaponizing’ mortgage fraud

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A “Wall Street Journal” editorial calls Pulte’s criminal referral of Federal Reserve governor “an ominous turn in political lawfare” and warns that “weaponizing” Fannie and Freddie’s federal regulator “won’t build confidence in America’s institutions o… Continue reading →

Trump tells Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to ‘resign now’

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The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading →

Trump tells Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to ‘resign now’

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The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading →

Trump tells Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to ‘resign now’

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The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading →

Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman is now in the mortgage business

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Mortgage broker Elliman Capital, a “strategic alliance” with Associated Mortgage Bankers Inc., will offer traditional and specialty loan products “from multiple national and regional lenders.” Continue reading →

Trump adminstration accuses another political opponent of mortgage fraud: Adam Schiff

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Like Leticia James, Sen. Adam Schiff denies lying on mortgage applications and decries “baseless attempt at political retribution” that won’t stop him from holding Trump accountable. Continue reading →