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The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors plans to take extra measures to ensure the accuracy of its closed sales numbers going forward, calling every broker to check on transactions that should have closed. Next month, on March 8, officials of the real estate brokers' trade group will call every broker who still has home sales pending after 60 days. That's the length of time that home sales typically take locally.
The investigation found that: * State regulators had allowed more than 10,000 convicted criminals to peddle mortgages in Florida between 2000 and 2007 while the state's mortgage fraud rate was spiraling to the highest in the nation. * More than 4,000 licensed brokers had cleared background checks after committing crimes that state law specifically required regulators to screen, including fraud, bank robbery, racketeering and extortion. * The former criminals allowed into the industry had committed more than $85 million in mortgage fraud by the time the first installment of the series ran. * When the state investigated brokers already in the business, there was almost no punishment for wrongdoing. The PACER match turned out to be important because Florida law specifically required regul...
... officer Jenkins worked with two mortgage brokers: American Dream Homes, and Living American Dreams,... Jenkins by writing him commission checks.2 We refer to these commission checks as 'broker c...
Eakly rancher Mike Loula has filed a lawsuit to recoup more than $52,700 for the sale of his cattle after a major broker in Indiana allegedly wrote him a bad check for the livestock. His complaint is just one of many involving Eastern Livestock Co. as federal officials investigate claims of $130 million owed to more than 740 ranchers and farmers across the country.
The Willard Cos. donates to United Way Ron Willard (center), president of The Willard Companies, and Cathie Daniel, principal broker for Prudential Waterfront Properties, presented a $1,000 check to Todd Hammock of United Way. The money came from the June 3 After 5 Jive at Westlake, which featured live music and family entertainment.
...(2) Example. A consumer has a brokerage account with a broker-dealer. The broker-dealer fu...'s online application contains a blank check box that the consumer may check to authorize or re...
I'm in the process of refinancing the mortgage on my home. Again. Yes, we refinanced just a couple of years ago. But rates have been so good lately that I decided to check with a mortgage broker friend of mine to see if it would make sense to do it again.
OFIS Commissioner Linda A. Watters recently issued a consumer warning to Michigan seniors encouraging variable annuity buyers to get more information before making a purchase, and to carefully assess whether variable annuity purchases make good financial sense. One good warning sign is when an agent suggests liquidation of other assets to buy variable annuities. This is an indication that the agent may be putting their interests before the interests of the consumer. More information about variable annuities, how to evaluate them, and how to protect yourself can be found on the OFIS website at www.michigan.gov/ofis. Variable annuity information can also be found on the National Association of Securities Dealers website at www.nasd.com in the Investor Alerts section, or at the SEC website...
...Watters urged seniors to check with the OFIS Securities Division and make sure th...Information about a broker can be found by accessing the "check out brokers &...
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