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Ninth Circuit Revives Washington Consumer Protection Claims over “HomeOwner Agreement”

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On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (WCPA) against a company offering a...more

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Increased Industry Attention on RESPA Section 8: Escue v. United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC

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On April 2, 2024, a putative class action was brought against United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) alleging, among other claims, violations of Section 8(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). The lawsuit contains...more

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Consumer Lending Laws May Be A Trap For Even The Wary

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It is no surprise to anyone involved in consumer lending that laws designed to protect consumers from inception of the loan relationship through collection of the loan following default vary greatly from state to state and...more

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Fall 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) is a U.S. government agency created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is the first federal agency tasked solely with the...more

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Director Cordray continues to doubt that safety and soundness concerns are raised by the final arbitration rule

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The letter-writing war between Director Cordray and Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika continues. Director Cordray sent a letter dated July 18, 2017 to Acting Comptroller Noreika in which he purports to respond to Acting...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 4 & 11, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Constitutional Challenge: record title owner’s argument that Florida Statutes section 702.035, governing “Legal notice concerning foreclosure proceedings,” is an unconstitutional...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 9.8.16

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In a move anticipated over the past year or so, Caliber Home Loans—with PE Lone Star Funds’ backing—is making more loans to “borrowers with spotty credit histories.” A euphemism for subprime, by the way. That targeting has...more

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CFPB releases Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda

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The CFPB has released its Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Spring 2016 agenda does not reflect the CFPB’s release of its proposed...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.18.16

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Lending Club week continues here on the Brief, where the Deal Professor tries to take the good (disrupting the traditional banking system and opening up new paths of credit for consumers) with the bad (yet another...more

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