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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan.  A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +
The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan.  A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and uses that property as collateral for the loan. less -
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States Continue Trend Supporting Remote Work for MLOs and Mortgage Company Employees

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A&B ABstract: Effective July 1, Montana will become the latest jurisdiction to codify authorization for mortgage loan originators and mortgage company employees to engage in remote work. That legislation follows a general...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Mortgage Analytics Company and FTC Agree to Settlement on Allegations Related to Third-Party Vendor Data Breach

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Ascension Data & Analytics LLC, a data analytics company for the mortgage industry, has entered into a proposed settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following allegations that it violated the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Federal Appeals Court Slams Data Breach Privilege Claim

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In the most recent object lesson in a data breach privilege case, a federal appeals court has ordered a Michigan-based mortgage lender to turn over privileged forensic investigatory documents after the investigator’s...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

From “Judgment Granted” to Getting Paid: SCC Ruling Makes it Easier for Plaintiffs to Enforce Judgments

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has rendered judgment in a closely-watched case involving the intersection of judgment enforcement and privacy rights. As discussed in an our July 2015 Blakes Bulletin: You Won Your Case —...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Spokeo Can't Help Bank Avoid $6.2M Settlement

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Invoking the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Spokeo v. Robins, a federal court in New York held that a bank remained on the hook for a $6.2 million class action settlement. What happened - Plaintiffs were...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Second Circuit Rules That Judges Can Decertify a Class After a Jury Verdict

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The Second Circuit recently held that under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, a district court judge can decertify a class after a jury verdict in favor of the class but before entering judgment, upholding a Southern...more

Troutman Pepper

Second Circuit Holds Class Can Be Decertified After Jury Verdict

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A class certification ruling is always subject to challenge if the class representative does not prove the necessary elements of class certification. On July 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2nd Circuit Affirms Decertification of Class After Jury Verdict

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Key Points - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit recently held that district courts have the power to decertify a class even after a jury verdict in favor of the class...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

M&A Update: New York Court of Appeals Rejects Extension of Common Interest Privilege to Merger Talks

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On June 9, 2016, a divided New York Court of Appeals in a much-anticipated ruling held that the attorney-client privilege can only be maintained for communications involving third parties in situations where litigation is...more

Baker Donelson

CFPB Field Hearing May Unveil New Rule on Arbitration Agreements

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The CFPB is continuing its march towards a new rule governing the use of arbitration clauses in consumer lending contracts. On April 20, the Bureau announced its next step will be to conduct a field hearing in Albuquerque,...more

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What You Need to Know About the CFPB's Priorities for 2016 and 2017

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The CFPB recently announced its policy priorities for the next two years. There are not too many surprises, since the CFPB has been targeting most of these areas in recent months and years. Here's what the Bureau is planning,...more

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CFPB Issues New Manual for Company Responses to Detailed Consumer Complaints

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On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("the Bureau") issued an updated Company Portal Manual (“the Manual”) containing new guidance and instructions for companies to respond to consumer complaints filed with the...more

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When the Minimum is Not Enough: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Lenders May Require Borrowers to Obtain More than the Minimum Flood...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently resolved a district court split regarding minimum flood insurance coverage by holding that a lender may require a borrower who has a federally-insured...more

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