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1 week agoAlleged loanDepot steering scheme detailed in amended court complaint
Borrowers have added new details in an amended complaint alleging that loanDepot engaged in a sophisticated, years-long scheme to steer customers into higher-rate loans to inflate its performance ahead of its 2021 initial public offering (IPO). The class-action lawsuit, filed in July in Maryland, claims the lender required loan officers (LOs) who couldn't push higher-cost loans to transfer borrowers to internal loan consultants (ILC).
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