Servicing Your Mortgage
Gregory Funding Mortgage Statements TILA and FDCPA Settlement
Gregory Funding, LLC is paying $400,000 to settle a class action alleging it violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because the statements it sent to customers misrepresented suspense balances. Read more
Nationstar Seizing of Multiple Mortgage Payments Florida Class Action
If you permit your mortgage servicer to withdraw the payment on your mortgage from your bank account each month, is the servicer permitted to withdraw three such payments at once, without notice to you, if you’re in default? The complaint for this class action alleges that Nationstar Mortgage, LLC has been making excessive withdrawals from Read more
Bank of America Unnecessary Property Inspections Class Action
On its first page, the complaint alleges that Bank of America, NA (BOA) “services home loans according to uniform practices designed to maximize fees assessed on borrowers’ accounts when they are behind on their payments.” The practices at issue? Charging customers for multiple unwarranted “property inspections” and for unneeded force-placed insurance. Read more
Freedom Mortgage Rejects Requests for Recordings RESPA Class Action
It’s a problem for a borrower if their mortgage servicer doesn’t respond to questions about their mortgage account. That’s why the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) requires that they do so. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Freedom Mortgage Corporation does not comply with the law, because they do not provide Read more
Bank of America Rejects RFIs and Electronic Signatures Class Action
Homes tend to be the largest purchases people make in their lives, so difficulties with mortgages are significant. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) tries, among other things, to ensure that borrowers can receive all the information they need promptly. The complaint for this class action alleges Bank of America, NA (BANA), does not Read more
PHH Mortgage Naming of Owner of Mortgage RESPA, Reg X Class Action
The Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA) and Regulation X are meant to help consumers with the servicing and settlement of their real estate transactions. They were intended to require mortgage servicers and other to provide them with adequate and timely information and to protect them from high charges and abusive practices. The complaint for Read more
Kelco FCU Errors in Mortgage Accounts with Balloon Payments Class Action
This complicated case involves both individual and class concerns about mortgage payments in Maryland. The complaint alleges that Kelco Federal Credit Union misapplied payments, misreported balloon amounts, and failed to correct errors, creating ever-larger problems for the homeowners, who finally brought this case against Kelco. Read more
Select Portfolio Servicing Responses to Borrowers Class Action
This class action brings suit against Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS). The legal concerns relate to provisions of Regulation X and of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). RESPA aims to make sure that consumers are provided with better and more timely information about settlements and to protect them from abusive practices; Reg X Read more
Wells Fargo Improper Mortgage Insurance Premiums Class Action
Wells Fargo is a very large mortgage lender. Some of its mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The complaint for this class action names Wells Fargo, NA and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as defendants and alleges that Wells Fargo continues charging borrowers for FHA premiums even after they are no longer due. Read more
MegaStar Mortgage Loans Pay-to-Pay Fees California Class Action
MegaStar Financial Corp. services mortgages. But the complaint for this class action alleges that they “impermissibly profit” off homeowners “by charging and collecting illegal payment processing fees when borrowers make their monthly mortgage payments by telephone or online…” These are known as pay-to-pay fees, and the complaint claims they violate debt collection laws and breaches Read more