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Feds' suit depicts predatory mortgage lending in the social media age

American Banker

The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are suing a real estate developer over an alleged bait-and-switch land-sale scheme near Houston. The developer used TikTok and other social media sites to lure Hispanic immigrants into predatory loans, the government alleges.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $205 million Week Ending June 18

Fintech Labs Insights

Finovate alum, Azimo landed the biggest round outside the lending sector, $20 million at a $100 million valuation. P2P mortgage lending. HQ: Houston, Texas. Tags: Risk management, security, regulation, compliance. All told, 12 fintech companies raised $205 million ($105 million equity, $100 million debt) this week.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

Real estate lending BSA training should include GTO guidance , specifically on how to identify red flags at loan origination. While title insurance companies are required to collect and report data on covered transactions, regulators expect financial institutions to have procedures in place to detect these transactions. Learn More.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

Lending services include commercial loans to small to medium-sized businesses and professional concerns as well as consumers. The Company’s headquarters are located at Prosperity Bank Plaza, 4295 San Felipe in Houston, Texas and its telephone number is (713) 693-9300. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

PYMNTS

Max Levchin On The Future-Present Of Everywhere POS Lending. Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance (Ekata PSDS Tracker). According to the PYMNTS PSD2 Tracker , merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering what changes the regulation will bring about for their relationships with customers.

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