Mortgage Connect noncompete agreement ruled unenforceable by Pennsylvania judge

The lawsuit that prompted Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson to issue a warning letter to Mortgage Connect last week has dealt the company a significant legal blow. As the FTC scrutinizes Mortgage Connect for deploying “unjustifiable noncompetes,” a Pennsylvania judge ruled t

Olympian Ryan Lochte Is Moving to Missouri To Be Assistant Swim Coach—Here’s What He Can Afford With $30K-a-Year Salary

Disgraced Olympian Ryan Lochte is preparing to kick off a new career as an assistant college swim coach at Missouri State, a role that will reportedly earn him a very humble salary of just $30,000 a year. A decade after competing in his final Games, the 12-time Olympic medal winner made the surprisi

Homeowners Gain Protection From HOA Fraud Under New Tennessee Law

With incidents of fraud and theft at homeowners' associations on the rise, Tennessee lawmakers have passed a law intending to protect homeowners from HOA malfeasance. Gov. Bill Lee signed into law SB 2326, which requires HOAs to maintain a blanket fidelity bond, late last month. That would insure th

RPR and Broker Public Portal Partner to Bring RVM Home Valuations to Cribio Consumer Search

Broker Public Portal (BPP) and Realtors Property Resource® (RPR®) have announced a new collaboration that will bring RPR’s Realtors Valuation Model® (RVM®) to Cribio, BPP’s consumer home search platform, for participating MLSs and associations that choose to enable the feature.  The collaboration co