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Loan Servicer Mortgages Loan Modifications

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Modifications on My Mind: When “Will” Means “Must” and a Conventional Hand Signature is Not Required

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The Sixth Circuit has issued another opinion regarding loan modifications, following its opinion two weeks ago in Segrist v. Bank of New York Mellon (2018 WL 3773785, August 9, 2018), on which I earlier wrote. Now, in...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Careful Who You Trust. A Lender Can Be Liable For The Negligence And Misrepresentations Of Its Loan Servicers, Even Absent Any...

In the recent case of Daniels v. Select Portfolio Serving, Inc., the California Court of Appeal has held that a lender may be liable for the negligence and misrepresentations of the lender’s servicer, without any contractual...more

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Loan Modification Differences Continue to Preclude Class Certification

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Last month, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California issued the latest in a string of decisions denying class certification in cases of alleged misconduct regarding residential mortgage loan...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Massachusetts Amends Debt Collector and Third-Party Loan Servicer Regulations

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The Massachusetts Division of Banks recently amended 209 CMR 18, "Conduct of the Business of Debt Collectors and Loan Servicers." The final amended regulations clarify and establish new standards of conduct for debt...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

"Qualified Written Request" Under RESPA – No "Magic" Words, But the Right Questions Must be Asked

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For the first time, the federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently opined on what constitutes a “qualified written request” under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), 12 U.S.C. Section 2605(e), in...more

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