Law and legal issues

The Federal Open Market Committee member is the third Democrat the Trump administration has accused of committing occupancy fraud.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, wrote a letter to Bondi and DOJ official Ed Martin on Aug. 15 suggesting that Cook may have committed a criminal offense.

By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFPB's union did not have a reviewable claim under the Administrative Procedure Act. The union is expected to appeal to the full D.C. Circuit.

Forty-one former employees of Fannie Mae on Wednesday sued the company, its chief executive and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte for alleged defamation related to their dismissals in April.

A decline in a branch manager's volume led to allegations he shared customer data with his wife, who joined rival American Pacific Mortgage.

The suit accuses Wells Fargo of digital redlining via its proprietary underwriting system from 2018 to 2022.

A Texas federal court ruled that borrowers suing Mr. Cooper over its data breach in 2023 had "sufficiently alleged injury," thus refusing to dismiss parts of the case.

Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing said it "unfortunately" ok'd the transaction when an individual posed as a homeowner using state and federal identifications.

Lenders and servicers must determine how quickly to act as some legislators look to enable the move a key regulator has ordered while others urge deliberation.

The lender said it would pay $500 for each referral from a North Carolina brokerage that it signed a co-marketing agreement with, according to new lawsuits.

The battle between the industry giants over exclusive listings is the latest tussle in the space beset by infighting following last year's major rule changes.

The leading lenders have hinted at more serious accusations in the lawsuit focusing on the departure of nearly two dozen employees earlier this year.

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan granted the National Fair Housing Alliance a temporary restraining order which requires HUD to resume distribution of enforcement funds.

The company identified opportunities and challenges amid market disruption in the quarter and revealed expansion in some mortgage-related business lines.

A judge ruled the Pennsylvania lender had to commit to its increased fair lending obligations for three more years, as it wouldn't harm the public interest.

The case pitted high-profile senior-tranche investors like PIMCO against junior bondholders the interpretation of contracts that predated later policy changes.

The Department of Justice has filed a notice that it will appeal a D.C. District Court ruling that reinstated two democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration who had been fired by President Trump earlier this year.

Plaintiffs, who are all U.S. citizens of Indian origin, accuse the company of making the fraud accusations to cover up the unlawful termination.

A Wells Fargo customer was surprised to receive a "cryptic notice" and a cashier's check from the firm compensating him for float fees charged more than a decade ago. A lawsuit followed.

The confidential agreement comes two years after a federal jury awarded the subservicer $22.6 million in damages in a case with numerous competing claims.