Mortgage Daily

Published On: August 1, 2012
Regulatory Lawsuits

Second-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
Barclays Bank PLC United States of America na $160,000,000 Settlement over LIBOR manipulation. na na 6/27/2012 6/27/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/Rates062812.asp
United States of America State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas; the 60 Plus Association; Competitive Enterprise Institute U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia na Complaint filed. na na 6/21/2012 6/21/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitCfpb062412.asp
GENERAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. SHAMARA T. KING on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania na Federal Trade Commission joined in filing a memorandum brief in support of the constitutionality of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. SHAMARA T. KING on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. GENERAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., Defendant. 2:10-cv-06850-PBT na 5/3/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/CreditLawsuits2q2012.asp
BRIAN HAMER, in his official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue; JOHN J. ACARDO, in his official capacity as DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder; KAREN A. STUKEL, in her official capacity as Will County Recorder; NANCY MCPHERSON, in her official capacity as Winnebago County Recorder; DAWN YOUNG, in her official capacity as Whiteside County Recorder; DEBBIE GILLETTE, in her official capacity as Kendall County Recorder; SANDY WEGMAN, in her official capacity as Kane County Recorder FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”); THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (“FREDDIE MAC”); and, THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois na Complaint filed. THE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”); THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (“FREDDIE MAC”); and, THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, in its capacity as an agency of the federal government and in its capacity as Conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Plaintiffs, v. BRIAN HAMER, in his official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue; JOHN J. ACARDO, in his official capacity as DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder; KAREN A. STUKEL, in her official capacity as Will County Recorder; NANCY MCPHERSON, in her official capacity as Winnebago County Recorder; DAWN YOUNG, in her official capacity as Whiteside County Recorder; DEBBIE GILLETTE, in her official capacity as Kendall County Recorder; SANDY WEGMAN, in her official capacity as Kane County Recorder, Defendants 3:12-cv-50230 6/22/2012 6/22/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitFhfaIL062212.asp
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $77,000,000 Complaint filed. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC 12-CV-4000 May May www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs070812.asp
Brookstone Securities, Antony Turbeville, Christopher Kline Financial Industry Regulatory Authority na $2,600,000 Fine issued, restitution ordered. na na na 6/4/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs070812.asp
David Lerner Associates Inc.  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority na $1,630,000,000 Panel ruled that defendant charged excessive markups on over 1,500 municipal bond and more than 1,700 collateralized-mortgage obligation transactions. na na na 4/14/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs043012.asp
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $77,000,000 Complaint filed. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC 12-CV-4001 May May www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs070812.asp
Option One Mortgage Corp. Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the Central District of California $28,200,000 Settlement reached. Plaintiff alleges that although defendant’s financial condition was rapidly deteriorating in 2007, it failed to advise RMBS investors about its dire situation United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff, vs. Option One Mortgage Corporation n/k/a Sand Canyon Corporation, Defendant SA CV 12 633JST 4/24/2012 4/24/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementOptionOne042512.asp
State Street Global Advisors Massachusetts’ securities secretary na $5,000,000 Settlement reached. na na na Q2 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs043012.asp
Anthony J. Nocella, J. Russell McCann Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas $24,500,000 Complaint filed. Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff, v. Anthony J. Nocella, and J. Russell McCann, Defendants 4:12-cv-01051 4/5/2012 4/5/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitFranklin040912.asp
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

 

 

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