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Missouri Federal Court Denies Title Coverage Based on Exclusion 3(a)

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently held that a title insurance...

Oklahoma Federal Court Holds Extended Overdraft Fees Are Not Interest Under the National Bank Act

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma recently held that a bank’s extended...

Second Circuit Holds That FDCPA Cause of Action Accrues When Bank Account Is Frozen, Not When Restraining Notice Is Issued

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a cause of action...

Illinois Federal Court Holds That Debt Collector May Have Violated FDCPA Even Without Serving Debtor with Complaint

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that the filing of...

Florida Federal Court Holds That Subrogating Insurer Was Not Subject to the FDCPA

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently held that a mortgage insurance...

Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Title Agent Not Liable for Negligence

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court and held that a title agency was...

“The CFPB and RESPA: Recent Developments” Seminar in Morristown, NJ

Since the landscape continues to change for professionals involved in financial services, particularly in the financial regulatory...

New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Title Company Has No Duty to Defend Allegations That Insured Had Undisclosed Agreement with Third Parties

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to a title...

New York Supreme Court Holds That Defaulted Homeowner Cannot Make Standing Defense in Foreclosure Action

The Supreme Court of New York, Queens County, recently held that a homeowner who had failed to...