by Moe Bedard
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Trade Commission is actively examining whether mortgage lenders and servicers have violated federal laws in their dealings with borrowers, according to a letter sent to a U.S. Senate lawmaker.”We are actively assessing whether lenders and servicers are making deceptive claims in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act,” FTC [...]
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by Moe Bedard
California AG Jerry Brown is very interested in investigating loans made to borrowers with yield spread premiums (YSP).
Some people characterize these “hidden” fees as broker “kick-backs” that are essentially built into your mortgage by bumping up the interest rate, and the lender pays the originator of that loan extra money for doing so.
Brokers have [...]
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