Cracking down on illegal mortgage referrals

By Lisa Prevost| The New York Times

A federal agency is aggressively going after mortgage, title and real estate companies that it believes are violating laws prohibiting payments or incentives for customer referrals.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took over enforcement of the Real Estate Settlement and Practices Act — known as Respa — from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in July 2011. Since then, the bureau has racked up 11 Respa settlements and lawsuits, according to a spokesman.

HUD did not put much emphasis on Respa enforcement, but “the C.F.P.B. has taken it to a whole different level,” said Gary Lacefield, who worked as a Respa officer under HUD and now consults on Respa and fair housing compliance.

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June 6, 2014

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