Bank of America settles LGBT discrimination claim 
Published: February 1, 2013
Tags: Bank of America, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Discrimination, Equal Access Rule, gender discrimination, gender identity, HUD, sexual orientation discrimination
Bank of America will pay $7,500 to settle the first action to enforce the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new rule prohibiting home lenders from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Lawyers exempt from HUD mortgage originator rule
Published: August 22, 2011
Tags: ABA, HUD, mortgage
WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new final rules setting standards for compliance with the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, including a rule that exempts lawyers from the definition of “mortgage originator” when they are providing legal services to their clients.
House to consider bills to end foreclosure aid programs
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 8, 2011
Tags: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration, FHA, foreclosures, HUD
A Congressional committee has approved two pieces of legislation that would end programs providing aid to homeowners struggling with foreclosure.
Homeowner waived federal foreclosure defense
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: Federal Housing Administration, foreclosure, HUD, mortgage, real property
A homeowner could not set aside a foreclosure sale based on the lender’s alleged failure to comply with federal housing regulations prior to the sale, Maryland’s highest court has ruled.
HUD noncompliance is defense to foreclosure
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 6, 2010
Tags: foreclosure, HUD, real property
A homeowner could defend against foreclosure by claiming that her mortgage lender failed to comply with federal mortgage servicing regulations, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
New RESPA regs stir confusion, frustration
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 28, 2010
Tags: HUD, real estate, Real Estate Settlement Procurement Act, Truth in Lending Act
Sweeping new disclosure requirements under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procurement Act that took effect January 1 are causing confusion and headaches for banks, lenders and real estate brokerages – and for the consumers the new rules were supposed to help.
Feds issue guidelines on Chinese drywall
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Chinese drywall, Consumer Product Safety Commission, HUD
WASHINGTON – A group of federal agencies has issued guidelines designed to help homeowners identify potentially problematic drywall in their homes.
Claims against title insurer must be tried individually
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 11, 2009
Tags: HUD, RESPA, title insurance
Claims that a title insurer overcharged its customers are not entitled to class certification because they require the resolution of individual factual issues, the 5th Circuit has ruled in reversing a federal class certification.
