RESPA violations of kickback, referral, and
fee splitting prohibitions are subject to severe penalties including fines of up to $ 10,000 and one year in prison.
Not exact matches
The
prohibition against
splitting fees with non-lawyers is both protectionist and, to put it bluntly, dumb.
(Under Freeman vs. Quicken Loans, the court ruled that the
prohibition in RESPA of unearned
fees referred to
fees that are
split with another service provider for which no service is provided — a kickback.
Real estate licensees can develop promotions which do not violate the
prohibitions against
fee splitting and kickbacks.
The PHH Opinion continues a long line of interpretations from the Department of State regarding the
fee splitting and kickback
prohibitions in Section § 442 as they relate to a variety of promotional programs designed by real estate licensees attempting to increase services and sales.