News & Analysis as of November 10, 2024

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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Petition for rehearing to be filed in Ninth Circuit in National Bank Act preemption case related to mortgage escrow accounts

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/3/2024

On August 27, we blogged about the Ninth Circuit unpublished panel opinion in Kivett v. Flagstar Bank issued upon remand of the case from the Supreme Court with instructions to follow the guidance of the Supreme Court...more

CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2024 - Won't Get Fooled Again, CFPB

Hudson Cook, LLP on 5/2/2024

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2024 webinar....more

Trade Associations File Amici Brief Supporting Townstone Financial’s Position on ECOA Scope

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/25/2023

The Mortgage Bankers Association and Housing Policy Council (the “Associations”) recently filed an Amici Curiae brief supporting the position of Townstone Financial regarding the scope of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act...more

CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

Hudson Cook, LLP on 7/24/2023

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

CFPB files amicus brief in support of private plaintiffs in reverse redlining lawsuit

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/30/2023

The CFPB has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a private lawsuit brought by a group of eight Black and Hispanic plaintiffs who alleged that the named defendants, which included a...more

Seventh Circuit Agrees With Mayer Brown Amicus Brief That $3 Million Punitive Damages Award Was Unconstitutionally Excessive

Mayer Brown on 2/12/2020

Last summer, my colleague C.J. Summers and I posted a report about Saccameno v. U.S. Bank National Association, a Seventh Circuit case in which we had filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United...more

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

Burr & Forman on 11/3/2015

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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