The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance on Monday accused Rocket Homes, a unit of Rocket Companies, and The Jason Mitchell Group of real estate brokerages of an illegal kickback scheme to steer mortgage applications back to Rocket.

Jason Mitchell, the CEO of The Mitchell Group, called the CFPB's lawsuit against both his company and Rocket Homes "a witch hunt."

A federal consumer watchdog agency alleges that an affiliate of Rocket Mortgage acted illegally by providing kickbacks for referral business.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed suit against Rocket Homes, alleging the real-estate company provides incentives to brokers and agents to steer homebuyers to its parent company’s mortgage-lending wing,

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today said it has sued Rocket Homes, Jason Mitchell, and The Mitchell Group of real estate brokerages over alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA),

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit is against Rocket Homes, although also cites Rocket Mortgage and title company Amrock.

Lender Rocket Homes gave kickbacks to real estate brokers and agents to get homebuyers to sign up for its loans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a