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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Prospect Mortgage, LLC
Current Parent Company: Homebridge Financial Services
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Penalty: $3,100,000
Year: 2011
Date: July 13, 2011
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Secondary Offense: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
Violation Description: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an agreement with Prospect Mortgage, LLC (Prospect) to settle allegations the California-based mortgage lender created sham affiliated business arrangements for the purpose of paying improper kickbacks or referral fees in violation of Federal Housing Administration guidelines and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Prospect agreed to dissolve these sham joint ventures and pay $3.1 million to resolve the complaint.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mortgage lending
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