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Court Upheld A Waiver Of Property Code Rights And Affirmed A Deficiency Judgment Based On The Foreclosure Price

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 5/14/2013

In New Millennium Homes, Inc. v. Texas Community Bank, NA, a debtor appealed a summary judgment granted to a lender based on a deficiency claim. No. 09-12-00073-CV, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 1598 (Tex. App.—Beaumont February 21,...more

Oklahoma Adds a Mortgage Lender License

by Matthew Saunig | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/8/2013

Oklahoma recently amended its Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act to add a Mortgage Lender License. A mortgage lender is defined as any entity that takes an application for a residential mortgage loan,...more

HUD Supplements Guidance On FHA Lender Insurance Program

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/8/2013

On May 1, HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2013-12, which updates and replaces another recently issued letter – 2013-10 – on the FHA’s Lender Insurance Program. The letter explains enhancements to that program, which allows...more

Government Drops One Claim In Mortgage False Claims Act Case

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/7/2013

On April 29, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York dropped its reverse false claims count in a pending False Claims Act case against a mortgage lender. U.S. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 12-7527....more

Failure to Comply with Minnesota's Statutory Requirements in Foreclosure by Advertisement Costs Lender

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/25/2013

Lenders foreclosing by advertisement in Minnesota must comply with many technical requirements. One requirement is "that the mortgage has been recorded and, if it has been assigned, that all assignments thereof have been...more

Closing Protection Letters: Overlooked Indemnity Coverage For Common Foreclosure Defense Claims

by Joanne Davies, Randall Manvitz | Buchalter Nemer on 4/25/2013

Mortgage lenders are all too familiar with borrowers’ assertions that they did not receive two properly dated copies of the Truth-In-Lending Act (“TILA”) mandated Notice of Right to Cancel form (“NORTC”) at closing. Under...more

HUD Updates FHA Flood Zone Guidance, Issues Lender Insurance Program Guidance

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/23/2013

On April 11, HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2013-11, which amends prior guidance related to the origination and servicing of FHA-insured loans in declared disaster areas. The letter stresses that prior guidance requiring a...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - April 19, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - CREDIT CARDS - Excerpt from Consumer...more

American Bankers Association Real Estate Lending Conference - Qualified Mortgages: A Sea Change For Mortgage Lenders

by Robert H. Ledig, Thomas P. Vartanian | Dechert LLP on 4/16/2013

In This Presentation: - The Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule - Small Creditor QM Proposal - The Ability-to-Repay (ATR) Rule: What It Says and What It Means - Liability for Failure to Comply with the ATR and QM...more

CFPB Settles Allegations of Improper Payments by Mortgage Insurers

by Michael W. Jahnke, Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/16/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had settled enforcement actions against four insurance companies in connection with alleged improper payments between the insurance companies and mortgage...more

CFPB Investigates Captive Mortgage Reinsurance

by Leonard A. Bernstein, Daniel Booker, John Ellison, Timothy Law, James Rockney | Reed Smith on 4/16/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has entered into consent orders with four mortgage insurance companies involving captive reinsurance of mortgage insurance issued to mortgage lenders. Those consent orders impose fines...more

CFPB Announces First RESPA Enforcement Actions

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/16/2013

On April 4, the CFPB announced enforcement actions against four mortgage insurers against which it filed complaints alleging that their captive reinsurance arrangements with mortgage lenders violated Section 8 of the Real...more

Federal Government Civil Fraud Suit Targets Mortgage Lender And Its President

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/15/2013

On April 4, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and HUD officials announced a civil fraud suit alleging FCA and FIRREA claims against a mortgage lender and its president for falsely certifying loans and...more

Rogers Towers: Transfers of Real Property for Estate Planning and Other Purposes and Their Effect on the Mortgage Lender

by Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. | Rogers Towers on 4/9/2013

I receive frequent inquiries from bank clients who are concerned because their mortgage borrower has requested permission to transfer the collateral real property to another entity. These requests commonly are made for estate...more

CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Insurers To End Kickbacks To Lenders

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/8/2013

The CFPB has announced four enforcement actions to end what the Bureau believes to be improper kickbacks paid by mortgage insurers to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. The CFPB filed complaints and proposed consent...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - April 5, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/8/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - PAYMENTS - Excerpt from Payments: CFPB...more

CFPB announces settlement of four enforcement actions against mortgage insurers

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/5/2013

The CFPB announced the settlement of enforcement actions brought in federal district court in Florida against four national mortgage insurers involving allegations that the insurers paid kickbacks to mortgage lenders in...more

Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program Terminated By Florida Supreme Court

by Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/4/2013

Florida has the highest foreclosure rate in the country, with some sources showing a 3.11% foreclosure rate in 2012 – more than double the national average. At the end of 2009, with nearly 500,000 pending foreclosures and a...more

Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Stress Importance Of Lender Data Accuracy

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/2/2013

On March 26, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reminded lenders of the importance of data accuracy to improve the overall quality of loan delivery data submitted to each entity and ensure that it is complete and fully reflective of...more

Special Alert: Report On 2013 NMLS Annual Conference

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/25/2013

The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) held its fifth annual NMLS User Conference and Training in San Antonio, Texas from February 26 through March 1, 2013. The Conference brought together state and...more

New Study Claims Mortgage Lenders Discriminate Against Women

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/22/2013

On March 12, the Chicago-based Woodstock Institute released research claiming that mortgage lenders discriminate against female applicants. The research is presented in a “fact sheet” and previews a longer report the group...more

Rogers Towers: HB 87 – Florida’s Foreclosure Bill is Back

by Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr., Sara White | Rogers Towers on 3/22/2013

On February 7, the House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted to pass Florida’s newest bill designed to improve the efficiency of mortgage foreclosures: House Bill 87. While it is still early in the legislative process, this is a...more

You Need to Pay Attention to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Rich Benenson, Eric Berg, Jeffrey Rugg, Jonathan Sandler | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/21/2013

For those companies who pay attention to the always evolving regulatory environment as we do at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, you have likely heard the debate regarding the validity of rules promulgated by organizations...more

Sherzer v. Homestar Mortgage Services: The Third Circuit Takes Sides in a Circuit Split Over How a Borrower Exercises Rescission...

by Christopher Hart, Stephen J. Shapiro | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/18/2013

In a recent decision, the Third Circuit took sides in a split between U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal over what action borrowers must take to exercise their right to rescind a loan under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). It...more

FTC Releases 2012 Annual Report of Consumer Complaints

by Rebecca R. Hanson | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/13/2013

Consumer complaints are playing a big role in the federal government’s identification of and investigations into violations of consumer protection laws. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released its 2012 annual...more

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