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It’s about time… Click here to read the complaint. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2018 CONTACT: Jordan Libowitz 202-408-5565 | jlibowitz@citizensforethics.org Washington—Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), should be investigated for misleading the Senate during his confirmation process and failing to pay debts lawfully owed by his company, according to a complaint filed today with the Senate Committee on […]

Freddie Mac reported net income of $2.92 billion for the first quarter, an increase of $5.84 billion from a net loss of $2.92 billion in the fourth quarter and up $715 million from $2.21 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Comprehensive income for the quarter was $2.15 billion, increasing from the $3.31 billion loss in the fourth quarter but declining from the $2.23 billion in the year-ago period. Freddie Mac said its first-quarter net

When Dr. William Ngo was shopping for his first home two years ago, he ran into a problem: He got rejected for a mortgage because he had about $250,000 in student debt and little savings. So the surgeon applied for a loan specifically designed for doctors that came with a higher interest rate but no money down, and just a future work contract as proof of income. Mortgages tailored to doctors have grown more popular

New American Funding CEO Rick Arvielo has a reputation in the mortgage business as a technology pioneer – and he’s also a big proponent of the industry embracing the tech revolution. MPA: One of the things New American Funding is known for is its technology – and one of the things that’s gotten a lot of attention is your GoGo LO app. Could you talk a little about that? Rick Arvielo:The GoGo LO initiative started

Wells Fargo is on the hook for $97 million after a Los Angeles federal judge found that the bank committed violations of California’s labor laws, according to a Bloomberg report. The San Francisco-based bank plans to appeal the ruling. The judge found that Wells Fargo’s California home mortgage consultants and private mortgage bankers did not get the breaks they were entitled to. Wells Fargo had argued that it owed $25 million to its employees for