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Published On: October 1, 2012
Mortgage Insurance Lawsuits

Second-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index

Lawsuits tied to mortgage insurance.

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. Freddie Mac and its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin $268,000,000 Complaint filed. na na 5/8/2012 5/8/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMI012313.asp
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio $46,000,000 Summary judgment awarded to plaintiff on issues that defendant couldn’t retroactively terminate policy and that defendant can’t avoid liability based on proposal terms contradictory to policy terms but remainder of plaintiff’s summary judgment motion and defendant’s motion for summary judgment denied. THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COMPANY, as Receiver for AmTrust Bank, Plaintiffs, v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 1:11-CV-371 2/18/2011 4/16/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMI012313.asp
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Federal Housing Finance Agency MGIC Investment Corp. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin $535,000,000 Complaint filed disputing amount of aggregate loss limit under certain pool insurance policies. na na 5/18/2012 5/18/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitMgicFreddie051812.asp
Fifth Third Bank, et al Christopher Manners, Jamie Young, Aimee Young 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals na Defendant accused of taking “disguised, unlawful referral fees” or “kickbacks” from mortgage insurers. Fifth Third Bank, et al na 4/5/2012 4/5/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuit53MI040712.asp
Deutsche Bank AG, DB Structures Products Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., MortgageIT Inc United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $202,300,000 Settlement reached. Plaintiff alleged that defendant failed to comply with requirements that mortgagees monitor early payment defaults on FHA-insured mortgages and correct the problems behind them. na na 5/3/2011 5/10/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementDeutsche051012.asp
First Horizon National Corp., United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co., Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corp., Republic Mortgage Insurance Co.,  Radian Guaranty Inc. Saydei G. Barlee,  Barry D. Broome U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania $46,300,000 Suit alleges defendants schemed to mask  kickbacks as part of the regular mortgage insurance paid by homebuyers. na na June June www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitFirstHorizon060412.asp
Genworth Financial Inc. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau na na Civil investigative demand. na na na 6/20/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/CfpbMiInvestigations080412.asp
Radian Group Inc. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau na na Civil investigative demand. na na na June www.mortgagedaily.com/CfpbMiInvestigations080412.asp
United Guaranty Corp. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau na na Civil investigative demand. na na na June www.mortgagedaily.com/CfpbMiInvestigations080412.asp
MGIC Investment Corp., Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania $540,000 Settlement reached over maternity leave discrimination. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORP. et al 2:11-cv-00882-RCM 7/5/2011 4/30/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementMgic050112.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementBoa060812.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFairLending060412.asp
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. Carly F. Neals U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania $42,500 Potential settlement disclosed. NEALS v. MORTGAGE GUARANTEE INSURANCE CORPORATION 2:10-cv-01291-DSC-RCM 10/1/2010 4/30/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementMgic050112.asp

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