Law and legal issues

Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald Trump's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application.

OCMBC launched its new wholesale lender, GIANT Lending, amid a poaching controversy with the naming rights to its old DBA, Jet Advantage.

The real estate agent's guilty plea is the first under the law passed last summer, following thousands of deed theft complaints in the past ten years alone.

The lender is seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, calling the purported scheme to also deprive its loan officers of full compensation implausible.

The Supreme Court will hear a case in December that could overturn a longstanding precedent bolstering regulatory independence. Should the court strike down that precedent, it could have major implications for the independence of the Federal Reserve.

A federal judge last month disagreed with the servicer's customers that a $25 expedited payoff-quote statement fee violated consumer debt laws.

The broker advocate and the trade group she previously led have both included other industry players in the legal dispute over nearly $1 million in payments.

Manuel Valdes, after he was terminated and sued by Cornerstone, brought a claim against his former employer, plus Marc and Adam Laird, alleging discrimination.

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain in office pending the outcome of her lawsuit challenging Trump's move to fire her late last month.

A federal judge in Colorado ruled that the appraisal discrimination case raised by the government against both Rocket and Solidifi will move forward.