Mortgage Daily

Published On: January 24, 2012
Regulatory Lawsuits
First-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index

Lawsuits by or against regulatory agencies.

 

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
Larry A Goldstone; Clarence G. Simmons III; Jane E. Starrett Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico na Complaint filed. Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff, v. Larry A Goldstone, Clarence G. Simmons, III, and Jane E. Starrett, Defendants 12-257 3/13/2012 3/13/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitThornburg031312.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
Kareem Serageldin, David Higgs, Faisal Siddiqii and Salmaan Siddiqui  Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 2650000000 Defendants Higgs and Salmaan Siddiqui pleaded guilty.  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. KAREEM SERAGELDIN, DAVID HIGGS, FAISAL SIDDIQll and SALMAAN SIDDIQUI, Defendants 12 CIV 0796 2/1/2012 2/1/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal030612.asp
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs022012.asp
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY Oakland County, et al U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan na Plaintiffs claimed that Fannie and Freddie are private corporations and not federal entities, and their federal statutory exemptions from certain taxes do not include the transfer taxes. A summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs was granted. OAKLAND COUNTY, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AS CONSERVATOR FOR FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, Defendants 11-12666 6/20/2011 3/23/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitFhfaMichigan032612.asp
Stanley C. Brooks Securities and Exchange Commission na $10,000,000 Defendant ordered to pay a penalty and interest for allegedly selling  risky MBS to clients who sought conservative investments. na na na 3/2/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs043012.asp
Wells Fargo & Co. Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California $60,000,000 Court asked to compel defendant to produce documents. na na na 3/23/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitSecVsWells032612.asp
BankAtlantic Bankcorp and Alan Levan Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida na Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim on several grounds. Securities and Exchange Commission v. BankAtlantic Bankcorp and Alan Levan 0:2012-cv-60082 1/18/2012 Mar. 2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor032712.asp
Daniel H. Mudd, Enrico Dallavecchia and Thomas A. Lund SEC U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York na Routine motions asking the court for permission to allow attorneys not licensed in that jurisdiction to participate in the case. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Daniel H. Mudd, Enrico Dallavecchia and Thomas A. Lund 1:2011-cv-09202 12/18/2011 Mar. 2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor032712.asp
Demetris Giannoulias Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. na $104,000,000 Complaint tied to failure of Broadway Bank filed. na na na Mar. 2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitFdicBroadway030812.asp
Richard F. Syron, Patricia L. Cook and Donald Bisenius SEC U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York na Routine motions asking the court for permission to allow attorneys not licensed in that jurisdiction to participate in the case. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Richard F. Syron, Patricia L. Cook and Donald Bisenius 1:2011-cv-09201 12/18/2011 Mar. 2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor032712.asp
Federal Housing Finance Agency Judicial Watch Inc. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia na Complaint filed alleging that defendant denied its Freedom of Information Act request for documents from the regulator’s lawsuit against 17 financial institutions.  Judicial Watch Inc., 425 Third Street, SW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C., 2004, Plaintiff, v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, 1700 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20552, Defendant 1:12-cv-00346 3/5/2012 3/5/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs043012.asp

 

 

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