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Beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences

A recent study, Government Litigation Risk and the Decline in Low-Income Mortgage Lending, provides further evidence that the law of unintended consequences reigns supreme, particularly in the realm of public policy. The...more

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Appraisal Bias Settlement: Potential Roadmap

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What Happened? The lender and consumers reached a settlement in an appraisal bias case, Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott v. Shane Lanham, 20/20 Valuations, LLC, and loanDepot.com, LLC, filed in Maryland District Court, that...more

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DOJ Announces Two More Multi-Million Dollar Redlining Settlements, States Two Dozen More Active Investigations Underway

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In the last three weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached two more settlements with lenders under its Combatting Redlining Initiative, which began in October 2021. On September 27, the DOJ announced that...more

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DOJ Reaches $1.15 Million Redlining Settlement With American Bank of Oklahoma

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On August 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its eighth redlining settlement under its Combatting Redlining Initiative. The settlement between the DOJ and the American Bank of Oklahoma, which originated from a...more

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DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Bank’s Alleged Redlining

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On May 31, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), announced that it had entered into a settlement with a Philadelphia based bank and trust company over allegations that the bank had engaged in unlawful redlining...more

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CFPB, DOJ Propose $22 Million Penalty Against Nonbank Mortgage Lender for Illegal Redlining

On July 27, the CFPB and DOJ proposed a settlement with a nonbank mortgage lender for its discriminatory “redlining” lending practices against minority families living in the greater Philadelphia area...more

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CFPB and DOJ Announce Redlining Settlement Against Non-Bank Mortgage Lender

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A&B Abstract: On July 27, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a settlement with Trident Mortgage Company (“Trident”), resolving allegations under the...more

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CFPB Continues to Target Misleading VA Mortgage Loan Advertisements

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On September 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a settlement in its eighth case arising out of the CFPB’s “sweep of investigations” of mortgage companies allegedly mailing deceptive...more

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CFPB Announces $1.1 Million Settlement with California-based Lenders to Resolve Allegations of Unfair and Deceptive Practices

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On July 24, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered consent orders (here and here) against two California-based mortgage lenders, resolving allegations that the lenders violated the...more

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CFPB Settles with Lender and Student Loan Debt Relief Companies Over Alleged Misuse of Credit Reports

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On May 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a proposed stipulated judgment and final order with a California-based mortgage lender and several affiliated individuals and...more

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DOJ Announces $15 Million Settlement with Mortgage Originator Over Alleged FCA Violations

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On April 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it settled allegations that an Illinois-based mortgage lender violated the False Claims Act (FCA), the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.3 Million Kickback Conspiracy Scheme

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Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.3 Million Kickback Conspiracy Scheme - After a six-day trial, a federal jury in Detroit found a patient recruiter guilty of one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care...more

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Massachusetts AG Obtains $4 Million in Settlement Over Subprime Mortgage Modifications

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On December 21, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“Mass. AG”) announced that it had reached a settlement with a national mortgage servicer, resolving allegations that the company mishandled mortgage loans in...more

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State Attorneys General Settle with National Bank for $575 Million over Auto and Mortgage Lending Practices

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On December 28, 2018, the Attorneys General (AGs) of all 50 states and the District of Columbia announced a settlement totaling $575 million with a national bank as the result of a coordinated investigation by the States. The...more

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DOJ Settles with Mortgage Lender for $13.2 Million Concerning FHA Mortgage Certifications

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On October 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it settled allegations that a Florida-based mortgage lender violated the False Claims Act (FCA) ?by falsely certifying that it complied with Federal Housing...more

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Redlining Legal Theories Remain Unresolved

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On May 8, 2018, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) settled its fair lending “redlining” lawsuit against Minnesota-based KleinBank, a family-owned bank with assets of more than $1.9 billion. The settlement follows...more

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CFPB and OCC Settle with National Bank for $1 Billion Over Auto and Mortgage Lending Practices

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On April 20, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)? and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) each announced settlements totaling $1 billion with a national bank resulting from a coordinated action...more

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Mortgage Lender Pays $4.157 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning FHA Loans

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On July 3, 2017, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the HUD Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Attorney’s...more

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Kentucky AG Announces Home Loan Protections in Connection with Settlement with Mortgage Recording Company

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On May 25, 2017, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear (“Kentucky AG”) announced steps it is taking to provide guidance to Kentucky homeowners whose banks use online mortgage recording databases? instead of traditional...more

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Consumer Financial Services Law - March 30, 2017

Industry Groups Respond on Consumer Access to Financial Records - Financial industry groups responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) request for information on consumer access to their financial...more

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Merrill Lynch has already staked out the position in response to the DOL’s retirement account fiduciary duty rule that it would no longer offer commission-based IRAs to retirement savers. Yesterday, it effectively doubled...more

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DOJ Announces FHA Settlements with Two Utah-Based Mortgage Lenders

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On October 3, 2016, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two Utah-based Direct Endorsement (DE) lenders agreed to pay $5 million and $4.25 million dollars to settle separate cases relating to their...more

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HUD OIG Announces PFCRA Settlement with FHA Lender

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On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) announced a settlement with a mortgage lender relating to two audits of the lender’s Federal...more

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DOJ Secures $83 Million Settlement Over Alleged FHA Underwriting Violations

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On September 29, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had secured a settlement from a national lender, resolving allegations that the lender violated the False Claims Act, Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act,...more

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HUD Settles with FHA Lender Over Alleged Underwriting Violations

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On September 23, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that on April 7, 2016 it had entered into a settlement with a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approved lender over allegations that...more

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