Section 8 RESPA: "Anyone"?
"Section 8 of RESPA prohibits anyone from giving or accepting a fee, kickback or anything of value in exchange for referrals of settlement service business involving a federally related mortgage loan. In addition, RESPA prohibits fee splitting and receiving unearned fees for services not actually performed."
When they mean anyone, I'm guessing agents as well. But there's a website (http://www.realtor.com/news/ask-a-realtor/to-what-unlicensed-third-parties-are-licensees-allowed-to-pay-commission/) that states that brokers and licensed realtors may actually charge referral fees. Who is right?