Should more employers look to the gig economy?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Employers could easily post for a job in a gig market platform, set the pay rates and other parameters and then say, “We’re not willing to pay anything less...

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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. Construction starts in...

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Bankers sue Rocket for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Former bankers at Rocket Mortgage have filed a class-action-seeking lawsuit that claims the lender failed to fully compensate their overtime wages, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act....

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Former Athas Capital employees finding new homes

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Employees from defunct Athas Capital Group are being actively swept up by other non-qualified mortgage lenders.In recent weeks over a dozen former workers from the Calabasas Hills, California-headquartered company...

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loanDepot targeted by lawsuit alleging poor work conditions 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage lender loanDepot recently became the target of a lawsuit filed by a group of former California employees who have complaints about the company’s work conditions.   The lawsuit was filed...

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Industry vet lobbies for change to reverse mortgage counseling law

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Massachusetts is the only state in the country that has a legally-mandated in-person counseling requirement — a result of lawmakers and consumer advocates’ push to increase transparency between mortgage...

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New years resolutions from across the housing industry

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Happy New Year to everyone in the housing industry! Creating a realistic and inspiring new years resolution for your business can be a creative way to goal set in...

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AmeriFirst Financial stopped funding loans in December

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

AmeriFirst Financial is closing shop, an executive from the Mesa, Arizona-based company confirmed. Many of its employees are said to be heading over to American Pacific Mortgage.The lender stopped...

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