Tez Romero

Tez Romero

Mortgage Professional America

Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3+ years experience14,479 Total views on Mortgage Professional America in 2025

Mary's specialty topics

Legal Cases Regulation Compliance

Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across a range of industries and jurisdictions.

For Mortgage Professional, she reports on court decisions, newly filed lawsuits, regulatory developments, and legislative changes affecting mortgage brokers, lenders, servicers, and the broader mortgage industry. Her coverage focuses on the legal, compliance, and consumer protection issues shaping the mortgage sector.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The mortgage industry operates at the intersection of lending, regulation, and consumer protection. Covering the legal and regulatory developments shaping that balance gives me the opportunity to help readers understand not only what is changing, but why it matters.”

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Featured content from Mary

Class action accuses Fairway, Hallmark of loan originator kickback scheme Borrowers accuse D.R. Horton, DHI Mortgage of hiding true FHA loan costs UWM sues California broker over eight allegedly fraudulent loans

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

Read the latest stories by Mary

Investors sue Sotheby's alleging $7.5M condotel was a mirage

The Hilton-branded project was foreclosed. Now the listing agent faces the heat

Investors sue Sotheby's alleging $7.5M condotel was a mirage

Trust Sues Starwood Over $46.85M Loan With Hidden Lien

A senior lien nobody flagged, a foreclosure that wiped the collateral, and a trust left holding the bag

Trust Sues Starwood Over $46.85M Loan With Hidden Lien

Ransomware gang allegedly raids The Money Store, two class actions follow

Loan applications, Social Security numbers, mortgage docs - all allegedly stolen

Ransomware gang allegedly raids The Money Store, two class actions follow

Homeowner hits Fay Servicing with $25m suit alleging dual tracking

Fay Servicing told him to reapply. Two weeks later, the sale was still on

Homeowner hits Fay Servicing with $25m suit alleging dual tracking

Borrower alleges UWM ignored her billing dispute, then wrecked her credit

Seven counts. One letter UWM allegedly never answered

Borrower alleges UWM ignored her billing dispute, then wrecked her credit

Couple sues Rocket Mortgage and Flagstar over bungled HELOC transfer

Three suspensions. Three different reasons. One credit line nobody could figure out how to pay

Couple sues Rocket Mortgage and Flagstar over bungled HELOC transfer

Lawsuit alleges Rocket Mortgage inflates FHA ratios, overcharges thousands on insurance

His closing docs said 11 years of insurance. His servicer says 30

Lawsuit alleges Rocket Mortgage inflates FHA ratios, overcharges thousands on insurance

A $2.6M mystery on his mortgage - now two servicers face a federal suit

Two servicers, one massive unexplained figure, and a stack of unanswered letters

A $2.6M mystery on his mortgage - now two servicers face a federal suit

Borrower sues Mr. Cooper, all three bureaus over post-bankruptcy credit wreck

Paid off mortgage, kept the house, still got tagged derogatory on all three reports

Borrower sues Mr. Cooper, all three bureaus over post-bankruptcy credit wreck

Borrower stops paying, so Fannie Mae sends in a receiver

Three missed payments, unpaid taxes, and silence. Fannie Mae isn't waiting around

Borrower stops paying, so Fannie Mae sends in a receiver