Law and legal issues

In April 2025, the bank admitted that it may have made a mistake in denying the plaintiff forbearance.

Local prosecutors are fighting the imposition of DEI, immigration, gender identity and abortion-related stipulations on grants meant to combat homelessness.

The Arizona-based mortgage brokerage claims a former director of training is keeping the domain name of its loan officer training website hostage.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta exceeded its funding commitment by nearly $1 million, while its Dallas counterpart gave out $2 million in 2024.

Atlantic Trust Mortgage was recently dealt another legal blow after a federal judge in Michigan refused to dismiss UWM's All-In lawsuit against the brokerage.

Plaintiffs raise prior accusations that the lender ignored applicants' debts in collections, and used unreasonable residual income calculations.

The Wisconsin class action would retroactively award relief to some former homeowners and comes two years after a Supreme Court ruling in a similar case.

The state has largely solved for the industry's biggest concerns but the broader secondary mortgage market could still have some additional responsibilities.

A federal judge has ordered a staff member of the Department of Government Efficiency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top lawyer to appear at an evidentiary hearing next week.

There still is potential for the Supreme Court to review nuances of its landmark Tyler v. Hennepin County decision as other lawsuits raise questions about it.