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Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding

by Ethan Chernin, Anthony Kaye, Kristen Rajagopal | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/3/2013

A law firm hired to foreclose on a property was not required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to inform a credit reporting agency of erroneously negative credit reports on the borrower, even if the firm...more

Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Stefanie Jackman, Bruce Johnson, Anthony Kaye, Barbara S. Mishkin, Allison Mollenhauer, Amy Mushahwar, Burt M. Rublin, Trevor Salter, Matthew Saunig, more +John D. Socknat, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall, Abran Vigil, Michael S. Waldron, Shane Jasmine Young | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/21/2013

In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit...more

Financial Services Report - Spring 2013

Editor’s Note - This is a dignified law firm newsletter, not like the “Brand X” versions. You won’t find pandering, attention-grabbing stories about Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Prince William, or...more

California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines

by Alejandro E. Moreno, Shannon Petersen | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2013

In Pfeiffer v. Countrywide Home Loans, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2012 WL 6216039 (Dec. 13, 2012), mortgage borrowers filed a damages claim against a trustee for violating the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”)...more

Sixth Circuit Holds that Mortgage Foreclosure and Foreclosure Lawyers are Subject to the FDCPA

by Victoria Holstein-Childress | Reed Smith on 2/4/2013

Overview - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that mortgage foreclosure actions are "debt collection" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Glazer v. Chase Home Finance LLC, No....more

Sixth Circuit Holds That Mortgage Foreclosures Are Debt Collections Under The FDCPA

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/25/2013

On January 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that mortgage foreclosures are debt collections under the FDCPA. Glazer v. Chase Home Finance LLC, No. 10-3416, 2013 WL 141699 (6th Cir. Jan. 14, 2013). The...more

Mortgage Banking Update - January 25, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Barbara S. Mishkin, Matthew Saunig, John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issues: - CFPB Generates Flurry of New Mortgage Banking Industry Rules - CFPB Issues Final ECOA Appraisal Rule - 20 State Agencies Adopt Uniform State MLO Testing - Mortgage Foreclosure Is Debt...more

Mortgage Foreclosure Is Debt Collection under the FDCPA, Sixth Circuit Holds

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Mark J. Furletti, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Jeremy T. Rosenblum, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/24/2013

Lawyers whose principal business is mortgage foreclosure or who regularly handle mortgage foreclosures are “debt collectors” subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - January 18, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/22/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS -...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - January 11, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - Excerpt from...more

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