Real Estate & Property Law

NY AG: Mortgage Brokers Admit to Fee Gouging, Discrimination
An investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into alleged predatory lending practices at GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. has led the crusading AG to take the state’s first law enforcement action against mortgage brokers for predatory and discriminatory lending practices...

City of Baltimore Sues Wells Fargo Over Predatory and Discriminatory Mortgage Lending
by Brian Wolfman Read this Baltimore Sun article about the City of Baltimore's suit alleging that Wells Fargo engaged in predatory and racially discriminatory lending against Baltimore citizens...

Mortgage brokers seek overtime pay
Two mortgage brokers have brought a class-action suit against Highland Capital Lending Inc., a Dallas mortgage lender, alleging that their employer failed to pay them overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

Local Governments Consider Predatory Lending Suits
In the wake of the Wall Street meltdown, recent press on subprime mortgage class action litigation has focused on securities class actions and cases involving subprime investments.  Less has been written about trends in class actions seeking redress for alleged predatory lending practices...

Brown takes aim at lending companies, claiming they are scamming homeowners
California Attorney General Jerry Brown shut down six lending companies this week for alleged predatory behavior. Calling them "mortgage scam artists," Brown claims the firms - Lifetime Financial, Nations Mortgage, Greenleaf Lending, Virtual Escrow, Olympic Escrow and Direct Credit Solutions...

LendingTree lawyers threaten blogger with defamation
Alex Stenback of Behind the Mortgage recently posted the LendingTree data breach story seen here [and here], and his posting attracted a provocative comment regarding LendingTree’s lending practices...

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Home Mortgages
What to look for

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Alleged HAMP Breach of Contract
SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Mortgage Restructuring

Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices
Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices

Lenders Fined
Ryland Group Inc. settles $370,000 questionable lending suit.

Mel Harris and Associates Debt Collection
Face Class Action for Alleged "Sewer Service" Practices

Repossessed car wins $700,000 Settlement
A class action lawsuit that was brought against Virginia Beach-based Tidewater Finance Co., alleging that the company had questionable repossession practices, has been settled.

National City Mortgage
$4.6 million payout resolves mortgage suit.