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Plaintiff
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Court
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Overview
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Case Title
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Case Number
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Date Filed | Date of Activity | Link to Story |
| Bank of America Home Loans, FKA Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | Kathryn McOmie-Gray | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | na | Dismissal of borrower lawsuit affirmed. | McOmie-Gray v. Bank of America Home Loans, FKA Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | 10-16487 | 2/8/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance061112.asp | |
| Michael Pohl, Rancho Santa Fe Mortgage, First California Bank, JP Morgan Chase | Barton | Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Central Division | $450,000 | Lawsuit filed. | Barton v. Michael Pohl, Rancho Santa Fe Mortgage, First California Bank and JP Morgan Chase | 38-2012-00094774-CU-MC-CTL | 3/26/2012 | 3/26/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance061112.asp |
| Quicken Loans Inc. | Freeman | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | na | Appeals court upheld decision in favor of defendant. | Freeman v. Quicken Loans | na | na | Mar. 2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFees032112.asp |
| U.S. Bank, N.A. | Rachel Berghaus | Court of Appeals of Kentucky | $68,000 | Court upheld decision to throw out the homeowner’s lawsuit alleging TILA violations. Her claim was time-barred, the court noted. | Berghaus v. U.S. Bank. | 2010-CA-002050-MR | 4/1/2009 | 2/20/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance061112.asp |
| HSBC Bank, USA | Jean C. Rosenfield | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | na | Amicus brief filed by CFPB maintains that prior Supreme Court decision doesn’t mandate that litigation needs to be filed within 3 years, just that the notice of rescission be made within that period. | na | na | 12/21/2009 | 3/26/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitTilCfpb032712.asp |
| Flagstar Bank | United States of America | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | $133,000,000 | Reached settlement over illegal lending practices. | na | na | na | 2/24/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitFlagstar022512.asp www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor032712.asp |
| Genworth Financial Inc. | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | na | na | Information request. | na | na | na | 6/20/2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/CfpbMiInvestigations080412.asp |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development | na | na | Civil investigative demand follow subpoena. | na | na | na | Jan. 2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/CfpbMiInvestigations080412.asp |
| JPMorgan Chase | Patricia McNearny-Calloway, Colin MacKinnon, Terrie MacKinnon, Andrea North, Sheila Mayko | U.S. District Court | na | Judge rules that plaintiffs can pursue class action. RESPA claims dismissed. | na | na | na | Mar. 2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForcedPlacedInsurance071712.asp |
| First American Title Insurance Company | Howland | U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Court affirmed a federal trial court decision that denied class certification under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. | Howland v. First American Title Insurance Company | 11-1816 and 11-1817 | 3/6/2012 | na | www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance061112.asp | |
| Lending Tree | 16 county solicitors in SC | na | $3,000,000 | Settlement payment made. | na | na | na | Mar. 2012 | www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitLendingTree031212.asp www.mortgagedaily.com/MctSettlementLendingTree010512.asp |
