Referral fees are a familiar practice in real estate. Suppose someone with a real estate license identifies a potential homebuyer or seller. In that case, they can refer that individual to an agent in ...
When done correctly, fee-sharing arrangements between lawyers can be lucrative for lawyers while simultaneously maximizing the quality of legal representation for the client without increasing the ...
Realtor associations are in a real pickle, tasked with being more transparent amid a federal antitrust probe over industry shenanigans about which agent gets paid what. For the California Association ...
Referral fees, or fee sharing, among attorneys have become so commonplace that it may be easy to forget about the headache that they can cause to attorneys and clients alike. Our focus today is on the ...
RESPA Section 8 and CFPB Regulation X maintain firm prohibitions against kickbacks and unearned fees, with particular statutory exemptions, about all settlement services involving federally related ...
Plaintiff Marvin E. Goldberg, who appears runs a solo or boutique law firm founded in 1983, "provided documents for each case for which defendants allegedly failed to pay referral fees pursuant to the ...