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On August 22, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant mortgage servicer in a class action lawsuit challenging fees charged for expedited delivery of...more
On January 6, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against a mortgage servicing company. The plaintiff alleged, on behalf of herself and the entire class, the...more
On April 24, 2024, the CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights, Mortgage Servicing Edition, (Issue 33, Spring 2024) which provides insight on the CFPB’s current focus in examining mortgage loan servicers. According to the...more
On April 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights report focusing on examinations of the residential mortgage servicing market that were completed...more
On April 24, the CFPB released its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights detailing the agency’s actions taken to combat “junk fees” it alleges are charged by mortgage servicers. This spotlight on fees in mortgage servicing...more
A&B ABstract: In the 29nd edition of its Supervisory Highlights, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) focused on the impact of so-called “junk” fees in the mortgage servicing, auto servicing, and student loan...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the February webinar....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sought comments on how it can best crack down on what it calls “junk fees.” Our Financial Services & Products Group examines how mortgage servicing is singled out and why mortgage...more
On December 18, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued its Final Regulations detailing the business conduct rules for mortgage loan servicers. ...more