Mortgage-Related Unfair Practices

Wells Fargo Reports Mortgages as Being in Forbearance California Class Action

Lenders, landlords, and employers all use credit reports to screen applicants, to determine whether they want to enter into relationships with them. It is therefore important that credit reports be accurate. The complaint for this class action alleges that Wells Fargo Bank, NA furnishes false information to credit reporting agencies, claiming that certain mortgage accounts  Read more

JPMorgan Chase Six-State Interest on Escrow Settlement

JPMorgan Chase is settling a class action alleging it did not pay interest on escrow accounts where it was holding homeowners’ advance payments related to mortgages it was servicing, such as payments for property taxes and homeowner’s insurance. The states include Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.  Read more

Gregory Funding Payoff Statement Fees Not Yet Incurred Class Action

This class action concerns the kinds of fees mortgage servicers are permitted to add to payoff statements, and how those fees may be figured. The complaint sues Gregory Funding, LLC for two fees added to its payoff statement, alleging that the wire fee should not have been added and that the reconveyance fee is excessive.  Read more

Fay Servicing Payoff Inquiries Regulation X, RESPA Class Action

Fay Servicing, LLC is a mortgage servicer that at times also acts as a debt collector. This class action brings suit against Fay, alleging that it has a “pattern and practice of failing to provide homeowners with an accurate statement regarding the mortgages that it services.”  Read more

Freedom Mortgage Automatic Inspections Settlement

Freedom Mortgage Corporation has agreed to settle a class action alleging it improperly or unnecessarily charged borrowers fees for property inspections. The complaint alleged it charged the fees for property inspections when mortgages it serviced were delinquent or in default.  Read more

Shellpoint Mortgage Inadequate Explanation of Payoff Items Class Action

Shellpoint Mortgage Services, officially called Newrez, LLC, is a mortgage servicer. This class action alleges that Shellpoint issues mortgage payoff that do not comply with federal laws, like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Florida state laws. The complaint claims that the mortgage payoff statements issued by the company to borrowers include a  Read more

Caliber Home Loans Pay-to-Pay Fee Settlement

Caliber Home Loans, Inc. is settling three class actions alleging it charges borrowers pay-to-pay fees to make mortgage payments. The complaint alleged the company charged borrowers fees to make online, telephone, or IVR payments, and that this violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and breaches borrowers’ loan agreements.  Read more

Gregory Funding Mortgages in CARES Act Forbearance Periods Class Action

During the Covid-19 pandemic, when so many people lost their incomes, or a significant part of them, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide a number of different kinds of relief. Among the different provisions, one section allows homeowners who are subject to economic hardship to ask for  Read more

Bank of America Excessive Fees on Defaults Class Action

This class action brings suit against Bank of America, NA (BOA) and Integon National Insurance Company alleging they conspire “to maximize fees assessed on borrowers’ accounts when they are behind on their payments.” BOA, the complaint alleges, requires things like repeated and unnecessary property inspections and force-placed flood insurance. These are added to the amount  Read more

Nationstar, Seterus Notice of Right to Appeal Loan Modification Denials Class Action

This class action brings suit against mortgage servicer Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, which does business as Mr. Cooper. Nationstar is the successor-in-interest to a servicer called Seterus, Inc., which merged with Nationstar. When Seterus rejected loss mitigation requests, the complaint alleges, Nationstar did not fulfill the servicer’s obligations under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)  Read more