Author: PROGRESS In Lending

ComplianceIn The News

CFPB Files Lawsuit To Stop Illegal Kickback Scheme To Steer Borrowers To Rocket Mortgage

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Rocket Homes  to stop them from providing incentives to real estate brokers and agents in exchange for steering homebuyers to Rocket Mortgage, LLC for loans. The CFPB also sued Jason Mitchell, his real estate brokerage firm, JMG Holding Partners LLC, which does business as The Jason Mitchell Group, and the individual real estate brokerage companies in the 41 states and the District of Columbia where it does business (The Mitchell Group), for their role in the unlawful scheme.

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Forbearance DataIn The News

Share Of Mortgage Loans In Forbearance Increases To 0.50% In November

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance increased to 0.50% as of November 30, 2024. According to MBA’s estimate, 250,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans. Mortgage servicers have provided forbearance to approximately 8.5 million borrowers since March 2020.

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Execs On The MoveIn The News

Lending Exec Gets Georgia Military College’s 2024 President’s Leadership Award

At the 2024 President’s Gala held on Friday, December 6th, at Georgia Military College (GMC), GMC President Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, USA (Ret.) proudly announced this year’s recipient of the President’s Leadership Award: Mr. Rob Posner, Founder and CEO of NewDay USA, and longtime friend and supporter of the students and cadets at GMC.

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AffordabilityIn The News

Mortgage Application Payments Increased 0.3 Percent To $2,133 In November

Homebuyer affordability declined in November, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,133 from $2,127 from October. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

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Execs On The MoveIn The News

Planet Names Candice McNaught As SVP, Business Development And Strategic Initiatives

Planet Home Lending has hired Candice McNaught as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives for the Distributed Retail channel. McNaught brings more than 16 years of experience in driving revenue growth, recruiting high-performing sales teams, and implementing strategic initiatives across the financial industry.

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