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AIME Chairman Lawsuit

Theresa Niemiec, wife of Quicken Loans Executive Vice President Austin Niemiec, recently filed a defamation lawsuit against Anthony Casa, CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts, for comments he made about her in a video message that he filmed and sent to her husband and others in the mortgage industry.

The civil complaint, seen by HousingWire, alleges: “On July 2, 2020, while at a social gathering with many people in the vicinity, Casa filmed and then widely distributed and published per se defamatory video clips and drafted and sent per se defamatory text messages directed to Mr. Niemiec wherein Casa disparaged and demeaned Mrs. Niemiec.”

Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Casa mentioned sexual acts supposedly performed by Mrs. Niemiec and portrays her as “promiscuous and having a lack of chastity and faithfulness.”

Theresa Niemiec, wife of Quicken Loans Executive Vice President Austin Niemiec, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Anthony Casa, CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts, for comments he made about her in a video message that he filmed and sent to her husband and others in the mortgage industry.

Wholesale lenders voiced their continued support of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts despite recent lewd and sexist comments made by AIME CEO Anthony Casa.

Flagstar Bank told HousingWire Monday that it is cutting ties with the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts over the recent comments and actions of its chairman, Anthony Casa.

Caliber Home Loans announced it is suspending all support of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts in every manner possible after Chairman Anthony Casa sent out videos where he made lewd comments about a Quicken Loans executive’s wife.

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group issued a statement Monday condemning the lewd video messages produced and distributed by Association of Mortgage Experts Chairman Anthony Casa several weeks ago that resulted in a defamation lawsuit, while defending a response video made by its Chief Lending Officer, Kevin Peranio, which is noted in the lawsuit.

Plaza Home Mortgage announced it is suspending its sponsorship of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts over “harassment and misogynistic behavior” by Chairman Anthony Casa.

Thursday evening, Association of Independent Mortgage Experts Chairman Anthony Casa announced he will be stepping back as the head of the association following backlash from lewd and sexist videos he sent out.In a statement to HousingWire, Casa said he regretted the impact his inexcusable behavior had on the broker community. As a result, he announced he will be taking a leave of absence from AIME.

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