U.S. sues Quicken Loans for FHA loan violations

The United States government is suing Quicken Loans, accusing the lender of improperly originating and underwriting loans that were insured by the Federal Housing Administration. According to an announcement from the Department of Justice, the government alleges that from September 2007 through December 2011, Quicken “knowingly submitted, or caused the submission of, claims for hundreds of improperly underwritten FHA-insured loans.”