Flagstar Bank FSB has agreed to pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it prevented borrowers from accessing foreclosure relief and modifying their mortgage loans, according to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The CFPB claims that Flagstar delayed borrowers’ requests for foreclosure relief, denied loan modifications, and failed to tell borrowers when their applications
On October 2, the Supreme Court granted cert in a new Fair Housing Act disparate impact case, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371. The case takes aim at the viability of a concept at the heart of recent regulatory efforts in the auto finance space
The United States Supreme Court today issued an order inviting the U.S. Solicitor General to file a brief on the pending cert petition filed in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, which is on appeal from the Ninth Circuit. The issue in Spokeo is whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers
On July 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in the Federal Register a proposed policy statement that is expected to expand the type of data disclosed in its consumer complaint database to include unstructured consumer complaint narrative data. The CFPB extended the comment period to September 22 to permit additional time for the submission
Troutman Sanders partner, David N. Anthony, participated in a Strafford webinar early this year titled, “Consumer Debt Collection and New CFPB Regs, Enforcement and Litigation: Game Changers for the Industry.” Due to overwhelming popularity, Strafford scheduled an encore presentation with live Q&A for Tuesday, October 14, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT.
The panel will provide banking and finance
On September 29, the Eleventh Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in Mais v. Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, Inc., overturning the district court’s prior holding and providing defense-favorable law on prior express consent. The decision was in response to an unprecedented May 2013 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
The American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, Consumer Mortgage Coalition, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Mortgage Bankers Association (the “Trade Groups”) have filed a brief as amici curae in support of the respondents in an appeal before the Supreme Court of the United States that involves a Truth in Lending
On October 19-21, 2014, in Denver, CO, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners is hosting their 2014 Annual Conference.
The conference offers a diverse range of educational sessions ensuring that there’s something for the industry novice, the seasoned expert and everyone in between. Every attendee will be able to take away valuable information and
On September 24, U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, issued a preliminary injunction against several law firms accused by the attorneys general of Connecticut and Florida of charging illegal upfront fees to distressed homeowners in a mortgage rescue scam.
Judge Moody agreed that
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has issued a decision upholding a district court ruling that several defendants based in the U.S. and Canada deceived consumers through a telemarketing scheme designed to sell them phony mortgage assistance and debt relief programs, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
The Court’s decision