Michael Strauss
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Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois
Nov 02, 2023Smart Rate Mortgage is no longer licensed as a residential mortgage company and Michael Strauss, who shuttered Sprout Mortgage in 2022, now has an inactive MLO license.
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Former Sprout employees move to protect $3.5M settlement
Jul 28, 2023 -
Defunct Sprout agrees to pay $3.5M for unpaid wages
Jun 06, 2023 -
Michael Strauss, Smart Rate appeal license suspension in Illinois
Apr 06, 2023 -
Regulator in Illinois suspends Michael Strauss, Smart Rate licenses
Feb 09, 2023 -
Did Michael Strauss, accused of fraud, just start a new mortgage company?
Jan 19, 2023 -
Loan America sues Sprout for allegedly failing to purchase loans
Jan 05, 2023 -
Banc of California sues Sprout Mortgage, Planet Home Lending
Nov 30, 2022 -
FirstFunding sues Sprout for breaching of contract
Oct 18, 2022 -
New Wave sues Sprout for defaulting on $32M purchase of mortgages
Jul 26, 2022 -
Non-QM lenders are racing to stay ahead of rates
Jul 22, 2022 -
Ex-Sprout employees: no paychecks, no severance and now, no health insurance 
Jul 20, 2022