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Fraud Enforcement Actions Mortgage Lenders

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ohio AG Sues Mortgage Lender for Illegal Broker Steering Scheme

On April 17, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against a wholesale mortgage lender, alleging that the company engaged in a statewide scheme to mislead borrowers and inflate mortgage...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB sues real estate company and independent real estate brokerage group for alleged RESPA violations

Recently, the CFPB filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against a real estate company, and an independent real estate brokerage firm and its brokerage affiliates and CEO, alleging...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences

A recent study, Government Litigation Risk and the Decline in Low-Income Mortgage Lending, provides further evidence that the law of unintended consequences reigns supreme, particularly in the realm of public policy. The...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - September 2023

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

Goodwin

FTC Secures $19.4 Million in Judgments Over Mortgage Relief Scheme

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On January 11, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had agreed to two stipulated orders with individuals who participated in an alleged fraudulent mortgage relief scheme. According to the FTC, the...more

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