BALTIMORE - A federal judge in Maryland on Feb. 7 dismissed a man's lawsuit accusing Bank of America N.A. (BANA) of violating the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) by failing to approve his request for a loan modification, holding that that... Read More
WICHITA, Kan. - A federal judge in Kansas on Feb. 5 dismissed without prejudice a man's lawsuit accusing his loan servicer of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Kansas Consumer... Read More
NEW YORK - A federal magistrate judge on Feb. 5 recommended denying dismissal of a class action suit brought by an elderly woman who claims that the holder of a reverse mortgage prematurely paid property taxes on her home, finding that she sufficiently... Read More
ATLANTA - An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 6 upheld a ruling awarding summary judgment to a loan servicer, finding that a judge in Georgia did not abuse her discretion when relying on documents submitted along with an affidavit of an... Read More
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Illinois on Jan. 29 granted in part Wells Fargo Bank N.A.'s motion to dismiss a couple's lawsuit accusing it of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Illinois Consumer Fraud Act (ICFA), holding... Read More
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge in Texas did not err when dismissing a woman's lawsuit challenging the foreclosure of her home and accusing her mortgage lender and loan servicer of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), a Fifth... Read More
BOSTON - A woman's lawsuit accusing her current mortgage lender and loan servicer of violating the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and the Massachusetts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was properly dismissed as untimely, a First Circuit U... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court in a per curiam opinion issued Jan. 14 vacated the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' judgment in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act appeal concerning an employee stock option plan (ESOP) and remanded... Read More
DALLAS - A federal judge in Texas on Jan. 6 adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to deny a man's motion for a temporary restraining order that would enjoin a foreclosure sale scheduled for Jan. 7, finding that the man's request was... Read More
BOSTON - A federal judge in Massachusetts on Dec. 20 remanded a class action lawsuit brought by a woman who claims that a loan servicer's repeated phone calls to her about her defaulted mortgage loan violated state law, finding that the loan servicer... Read More
NEW ORLEANS - A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 19 upheld the dismissal of a class action suit brought by active members of the military who claim that their mortgages were unlawfully foreclosed upon in violation of the Servicemembers... Read More
PHILADELPHIA - The city of Philadelphia and Wells Fargo & Co. on Dec. 16 filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice a lawsuit the city filed in Pennsylvania federal court against the bank, after the lender agreed to pay $10 million to resolve... Read More
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge in Texas did not err when dismissing with prejudice a couple's lawsuit against their mortgage lender and loan servicer, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 13, holding that the couple's failure... Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 9 upheld a ruling dismissing as untimely a couple's lawsuit against their mortgage lender and loan servicer, finding that the plaintiffs' declaratory judgment and breach of contract... Read More
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal judge in California on Dec. 4 dismissed California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims in a lawsuit alleging that a mortgage lender attempted to foreclose on a personal residence despite the plaintiff's efforts... Read More