When the CFPB’s TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures rule takes effect next August, large-scale real estate firms with title insurance and mortgage units, or companies in affiliated business arrangements, may be in a unique competitive position over small companies with no affiliated partners. “I don’t think a Realtor can pick a name out of a phone book anymore. Those days are over,” said one industry leader.
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