Splitting Commissions

More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield.

This week’s question comes from a viewer in Baltimore: “If you have a real estate agent and a mortgage broker working for the same firm and on the same deal, can you split the commissions?” The law is clear and the answer might bring a whole new meaning to “splitting the check.”