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Lender-Placed Insurance

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Missouri will regulate lender-placed insurance

On July 7, the Missouri governor signed SB 101 (the “Act”) into law, amending several provisions relating to property and casualty insurance, including requirements for lender-placed insurance. The Act defines “lender-placed...more

Carlton Fields

Dismissal Of Forced-Placed Insurance Cases Pursuant To Filed-Rate Doctrine Upheld By Eleventh Circuit

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Borrowers’ complaints alleging their mortgage servicers breached loan contracts and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by charging “inflated amounts” for “force-placed” or “lender-placed” insurance and...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Filed Rate Doctrine Addressed in Recent Second Circuit Decision

The filed rate doctrine can often provide a strong defense to an insurer in a class action claiming that insurance premiums were too high for some reason. A recent Second Circuit decision applied the doctrine broadly. This...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Flood Insurance Regulation Update: Joint Final Rule Issued

The often challenging area of flood insurance requirements, including lender-placed insurance, has become a bit clearer for lenders and loan servicers. Five of the federal banking regulatory agencies (Federal Deposit...more

Burr & Forman

Dodd-Frank News: June 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

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New California Case Illustrates Peril of Full Credit Bid

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In a new California case, a lender that made a full credit bid at a foreclosure sale lost its right as mortgagee under a lender’s insurance policy for damage to the property that occurred prior to foreclosure. This was so...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FHFA Announces Ban for Reimbursement of Expenses For Captive Reinsurance Arrangements

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On November 5, 2013, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will no longer reimburse their participating servicers for expenses arising out of captive reinsurance...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Muddying the Waters on Policy Stacking Law: Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter – Summer 2013

In This Issue: - Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Rules on Lender-Placed Insurance - J.P. Morgan Decision Curtails the Phantom “Restitution Defense” to D&O Coverage - Bad-Faith Claims ...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Rules on Lender-Placed Insurance

On March 29, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed consideration of new regulation on lender-placed insurance. The FHFA specifically requested public input concerning sales commissions and reinsurance activities,...more

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