A pair of borrowers have plausibly pled a brokerage firm and title company violated the anti-kickback provision of RESPA, even though the alleged promised bonus had not been paid at the time the lawsuit was filed, an Ohio court recently ruled. The defendants argued the buyers lacked standing to bring their claims because they did not suffer a concrete injury. However, the buyers claimed they were overcharged for settlement services.
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