Description
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Category
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Description
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# of Cases
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| Advertising | Lawsuits about mortgage advertising, bait and switch ads, deceptive ads and do-not-call violations. |
5
|
| Appraisals | Litigation related to real estate appraisals, pressuring appraisers and appraisal fraud. |
5
|
| Bankruptcy | Legal issues surrounding borrowers who file for bankruptcy, including servicing bankrupt borrowers. |
5
|
| Commercial | Cases related to commercial mortgage lending. |
1
|
| Copyright | Lawsuits about copyright, trademark and intellectual property issues. |
3
|
| Credit | Litigation based on credit reporting and other credit issues. |
3
|
| Discrimination | Class actions and suits related to lending discrimination involving minorities, neighborhoods and property types. |
14
|
| Down Payment Assistance | Cases about the legality of DPA programs and HUD’s ability to prohibit them. |
2
|
| Employment | Employment lawsuits involving overtime, employment discrimination and employment contracts. Whistleblowers and WARN notice violations cases also. |
16
|
| Fees | Lawsuits involving excessive fees, servicing fees and loan fees beyond state maximums. |
13
|
| Foreclosures | Servicer-related litigation, foreclosure lawsuits and cases against foreclosure rescue services. |
11
|
| Fraud | Cases involving mortgage fraud, flipping, identity theft and inflated appraisals. |
25
|
| Insider Trading | Criminal cases about mortgage executives accused of trading securities based on insider information. |
2
|
| Investor | Shareholder lawsuits and class actions accusing companies of inflating earnings, overstating capital position or otherwise deceiving investors in the company. Other shareholder issues. |
53
|
| Licenses | Regulator lawsuits against improperly licensed and unlicensed mortgage companies. |
2
|
| Mergers | Lawsuits relating to mergers and acquisitions. |
1
|
| Predatory | Cases involving allegations of predatory lending. |
7
|
| Pre-emption | Litigation involving the rights of states to regulate federally regulated institutions. |
1
|
| Privacy | Privacy law violation cases. |
3
|
| RESPA | Litigation involving alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. |
5
|
| RMBS | Lawsuits related to mortgage-backed securities. |
2
|
| Secondary Marketing | Cases related to secondary marketing, warehouse lending and repurchases. |
23
|
| Servicing | Litigation related to loan servicing, including escrow issues, transfer of servicing and servicing borrowers in bankruptcy and foreclosure. |
14
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| Suitability | Lawsuits about mortgage company liability in determining suitability of loans for borrowers. |
1
|
| Technology | Lending technology issues litigated. |
2
|
| TILA | Cases involving allegations of violations to the Truth In Lending Act and missing disclosures. |
6
|
| YSP | Litigation centered around yield spread premiums and YSP disclosures. |
4
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