Defendant |
Plaintiff |
Court |
Amount |
Overview |
Case Title |
Case Number |
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 |
