|
Defendant
|
Plaintiff
|
Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
|
Case Title
|
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Date of Activity |
Link to Story |
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
na |
na |
na |
Complaint filed. |
na |
na |
12/14/2012 |
12/14/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitWells121112.asp |
FREEDOM C0MPANIES MARKETING, INC.,
a Minnesota corporation, also d/b/a Freedom
Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage,
Advantage Solutions Group, et al. |
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION |
$2,390,000 |
Settlement order bans defendants from marketing any mortgage assistance relief products or services, and prohibits the defendants from making misleading claims about any product, service, plan, or program that they market or advertise. |
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Freedom Companies Marketing, Inc., also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; Freedom Companies Lending, Inc., also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; Freedom Companies, Inc., also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; Freedom Information Services, Inc., also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; Haiti Management, Inc., also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; Grupo Marketing Dominicana, also doing business as Freedom Companies, Freedom Financial Mortgage, and Advantage Solutions Group; and David Preiner, Defendants |
12-cv-5743, FTC File No. 122 3007 |
7/23/2012 |
12/21/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| Alex P. Soria |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada |
$320,266 |
Defendant sentenced to 37 months. |
na |
na |
na |
12/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp |
| Dean G. Chandler, Shelveen Singh |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California |
$11,000,000 |
Arraingment follows 9 guilty pleas. |
In re. Chandler |
12CR4031-BEN |
na |
10/2/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp |
| Rene Solis, Nino Vera, Hector Menendez |
Ventura County, Calif. |
na |
$78,000 |
Plea agreement reached for Solis. |
na |
na |
na |
10/4/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp |
| Sonia Dixon |
Rockland County District Attorney |
Town of Clarkstown Justice Court |
$13,900 |
Defendant arraigned and released on her own recognizance. |
na |
na |
na |
11/27/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/MortgageFraudLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| Alex P. Soria |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada |
$320,266 |
Defendant sentenced to 37 months. |
na |
na |
na |
12/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp |
| Dean G. Chandler, Shelveen Singh |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California |
$11,000,000 |
Arraingment follows 9 guilty pleas. |
In re. Chandler |
12CR4031-BEN |
na |
10/2/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp |
| Rene Solis, Nino Vera, Hector Menendez |
Ventura County, Calif. |
na |
$78,000 |
Plea agreement reached for Solis. |
na |
na |
na |
10/4/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp |
| Sonia Dixon |
Rockland County District Attorney |
Town of Clarkstown Justice Court |
$13,900 |
Defendant arraigned and released on her own recognizance. |
na |
na |
na |
11/27/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/MortgageFraudLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| Rickey White |
State of Michigan |
Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court |
$283,245 |
Sentence of between 23 and 40 years |
na |
na |
na |
10/3/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp |
| Gordon Law Firm |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
U.S. District Court |
$10,000,000 |
Judge orders halt to business. |
na |
na |
Dec. 2012 |
12/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| Najia Jalan, Richard K. Nelson, National Legal Help Center, National Legal Assistance, First Class Doc Prep, Williams Litigation Center |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California |
$10,000,000 |
Judge orders halt to business. |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Plaintiff, v. Najia Jalan, et al. |
SACV12-02088 |
12/3/2012 |
12/3/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Citibank and Ally Financial |
Multiple states’ attorney generals and federal agencies |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
$25,000,000,000 |
Settlement progress report issued. |
na |
na |
n |
11/19/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ServicerSettlementProgress111912.asp |
| MARK SANDERS |
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. |
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas |
na |
Order addressing requirements for a deposition and document requests issued. |
CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, v. MARK SANDERS, et al., Defendants |
11-CV-2540-EFM-GLR |
na |
12/4/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
| Nancy E. Easterling, et al., Appellants |
PHH Mortgage Corporation, Appellee |
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit County |
na |
Summay judgment in favor of plaintiff reversed and remanded for further proceedings. |
PHH Mortgage Corp. v. Easterling |
26316 |
na |
10/24/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
| ONEWEST BANK, FSB |
STACEY FLETCHER |
U.S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division |
na |
Defendant’s motion to dismiss denied. |
STACEY FLETCHER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Defendant |
10-cv-4682 |
na |
10/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitOnewest102412.asp |
| OTIS WAYNE PHILLIPS |
U.S. BANK, N.A. |
Court of Appeals of Georgia |
na |
Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss action filed by defendant denited. |
U.S. BANK, N.A., v. OTIS WAYNE PHILLIPS |
A12A0957 |
na |
11/28/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
| US Bank, NA |
Otis Wayne Phillips |
Court of Appeals of Georgia |
na |
Trial court’s decision vacated as to the claim for wrongful attempted foreclosure and case remanded. |
US Bank, NA v Phillips |
A12A0957 |
na |
11/28/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ModificationLitigation4q2012.asp |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, INC. et al. |
DENNLY R. BECKER, et al. |
United States District Court, E.D. California |
na |
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied. |
DENNLY R. BECKER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, INC. et al., Defendants |
2:10-cv-02799 LKK KJN PS |
na |
11/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
Euihyung Kim, In Sook Kim |
Michigan Supreme Court, e Court of Appeals, Macomb Circuit Court |
$615,000 |
Appeals court reversal of trial court decision overturned by state supreme court. |
KIM v JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA |
144690 |
11/30/2009 |
12/21/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/TitleInsuranceLawsuits4q2012.asp |
| James A. Louy, et al., Appellants |
Metlife Home Loans, Appellee |
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Fulton County |
$159,000 |
Default judgment in favor of MetLife overturned on appeal. |
Metlife Home Loans, Appellee, v. James A. Louy, et al., Appellants |
F-11-019 |
6/7/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Countrywide Financial Corp., Countrywide Home Loans Inc., ReconTrust Co., Bank of New York Mellon, the Federal National Mortgage Association, Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank, Bank of the West and HSBC Bank |
CARLA VISENDI |
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California |
na |
Motions to dismiss denied. Case remanded to Superior court. |
CARLA VISENDI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Defendants |
2:11-cv-02413-MCE-GGH |
na |
12/20/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModifications020513.asp |
