I recently visited XXXX shopping to buy a new home and was told that I had to get a loan through their " preferred lender '', Wells Fargo, to receive the builder incentive of 1 % of the purchase price. I later found out that the builder supposedly has a " marketing arrangement '' with Wells Fargo, which sounds like a form of " kick back ''. I have friends that work for Wells Fargo who explained to me that loan officers on the XXXX XXXX accounts have special treatment not only by the builder but within Wells Fargo and makes much more in commission than other loan officers. They supposed get favorable treatment starting from pricing, to processing, underwriting, appraisal, etc. It does n't seem like an ethical arrangement to me. 
