RPM CEO Erwin Robert Hirt to Pay Additional $1 Million Civil Penalty WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint

We always knew they were corrupt from day 1. NYT- In early 2010, with the financial crisis still reverberating through the economy, a top Justice

Daily Business Review- Opposing counsel are furious with foreclosure defense attorney Thomas Ice and want him thrown off a case based on a May 20

H/T Gary Dubin & Leagle IN RE MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS (MERS) LITIGATION Case No. MD 09-02119-PHX-JAT, No. CV 10-01547-PHX-JAT. IN RE MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

Reuters- HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) was on Monday ordered to face three U.S. lawsuits accusing it of breaching its duties as a trustee overseeing residential

Savannah Now- South Carolina litigation that targets banks and their mortgage registration system in the wake of the financial collapse of 2008 will advance. A

h/t msfraud I note for the Court's benefit that a transfer to the Trust on June 11, 2009 is a legal impossibility for a number

The Island Packet- A lawsuit filed by Beaufort County and four other counties against a nationwide mortgage database can proceed, a judge has ruled. The

He was a champion to homeowners for standing up and also for one of the few AG's that sued MERS. R.I.P New York Times- Joseph

NR 2015-74 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2015Contact: Bryan Hubbard (202) 649-6870 OCC Takes Action Against Bank of America to Protect Consumers and to Ensure

Credit- Millions of consumers will have to absorb a major hit to their household budget in the coming months. About $265 billion in home equity

You probably already know that when you apply for a loan, many lenders will get information about your credit history from one of the big

National Mortgage News- Freddie Mac auctioned off 1,052 delinquent nonperforming loans serviced by Ocwen on May 21 as part of its Standard Pool Offerings. The

Huffington Post- Sylvia Alvarez didn't grasp the enormity of the crisis about to engulf her community until she returned to her office in Tampa, Florida,

Efforts to Reform Wall Street and Fleet Street May be Faltering NEW YORK (May 19, 2015)—Labaton Sucharow LLP, which established the nation's first practice exclusively

REUTERS- A U.S. regulator has granted a series of waivers to JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and four other major banks allowing them to continue

Holder deadline for review of individual cases passes with no action AND one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to understand that this was

H/T Lexology IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT In re ESTATE OF DENNIS NARDONI, Deceased (Standard Bank and Trust Company, Petitioner-Appellant, v.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/20/2015 ?Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are issuing

Housing Wire- Progress Residential’s third single-family rental securitization is getting ready to hit the market, which will be collateralized by a $438.7 million loan secured