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Ninth Circuit Rules That The National Bank Act Preempts California's Unfair Competition Law

On March 9, 2010, the Ninth Circuit held that the National Bank Act ("NBA") preempts claims of "unfair" and "fraudulent" conduct in violation of state law. See Martinez v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., No. 07-17277 (9th...more

Ninth Circuit Holds That Allegedly Excessive Underwriting Fees Cannot Be the Basis for a RESPA Section 8(b) Claim and the National...

On March 8, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the National Bank Act preempts unfair and fraudulent conduct claims under California's unfair competition statute and that allegedly excessive underwriting fees cannot...more