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DannLaw: CFPB/Wells settlement is welcome, but big bank will continue to abuse homeowners

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While the $3.7 billion settlement between Wells Fargo and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is welcome news, it doesn't resolve all the issues surrounding the bank's bad behavior--a point made by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra who noted that Wells' rinse-repeat cycle of violating the law has harmed millions of American families." He also said the company is a serial offender that puts one third of American households at risk of harm and that finding permanent resolution to this bank’s pattern … [Read more...] about DannLaw: CFPB/Wells settlement is welcome, but big bank will continue to abuse homeowners

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Claiming that Wells Fargo has engaged in a “…pervasive pattern and practice of placing Black Americans at a disadvantage in comparison to White Americans with respect to their applications for mortgage loans,” attorneys from DannLaw and the Zimmerman Law Offices filed a class action lawsuit against the giant bank in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday, April 6, 2022. The pleading in the case may be viewed here: Ifemoa Ebo v Wells Fargo. Wells … [Read more...] about DannLaw, Zimmerman Law Offices file class action suit against Wells Fargo alleging bank discriminated against Black borrowers

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DannLaw Founder and former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today expressed satisfaction with the $12.9 million settlement that has been reached in the firm’s class action lawsuit against Well Fargo Bank, N.A. Judge Timothy Black of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio signed an order approving the settlement on January 25, 2022. More than 1,800 class members will receive between $1,000 and $19,000. While Wells agreed to the settlement, the company admitted to no … [Read more...] about Marc Dann: Settlement in Ryder v Wells Fargo is major victory for consumers, demonstrates power of civil justice system to police financial services industry

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In 2010 Kim Naimoli of Geneva, New York who was struggling to make her mortgage payments in the wake of the 2007-2008 collapse of the housing market, applied for a loan modification under the provisions of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Over the next six years Ms. Naimoli did everything right: she completed and returned forms, complied with document requests, made her house payments on time, and, in accordance with the law, filed a “Notice of Error” (NOE) when Ocwen the … [Read more...] about Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Ocwen/PHH case is major victory for homeowners, landmark decision will expand, strengthen RESPA, Regulation X protections

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As the new year begins nearly all the mortgage support programs implemented in response to the Covid 19 pandemic are coming to an end. That means millions of homeowners who have taken advantage of mortgage forbearance must begin making their house payments again. Many are finding it difficult to secure permanent loan modifications or repayment plans, some are about to lose their homes because the foreclosure moratoriums imposed by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been lifted, … [Read more...] about End of mortgage support programs brings day of reckoning for homeowners in forbearance/foreclosure, DannLaw is here to help

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If you are a former Home Savings or First Federal customer who now banks with Premier, contact us TODAY so we can protect your family’s financial future and fight for the monetary compensation you need and deserve. The slogan “Better Together” used by officials of Home Savings Bank and First Federal Bank to characterize the merger that created Premier Bank in April 2020 will ring hollow if the new bank has violated the federal laws and rules that govern mortgage lending and servicing by … [Read more...] about Emergency Alert: DannLaw launches probe of Premier Bank mortgage servicing practices

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A lot has happened since we issued our first COVID-19 on March 13. In our tenth update we’ll take a look at recent developments, discuss impending challenges and opportunities, issue a couple warnings, and dispense some sage advice… Involuntary Forbearance can threaten your financial future Let’s start with a cautionary tale about involuntary mortgage forbearance. As we’ve said repeatedly, while it can be a lifesaver for people who are facing financial disaster as a result of the pandemic, … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Update 10–forbearance, evictions, collections, and more

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Attorneys for Cleveland, Ohio-based DannLaw, one of the nation’s leading consumer protection law firms, today filed separate class-action suits in Federal Court against Phoenix Financial Services, LLC and Central Research, Inc. The suits allege that both firms have repeatedly violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the federal law that prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive, deceptive and unfair practices. Former Ohio Attorney General and DannLaw founder Marc … [Read more...] about DannLaw files federal class action suit against Phoenix Financial Services, LLC for engaging in “zombie debt” scheme, separate suit claims Central Research, Inc is willfully violating federal consumer protection laws