That's one reason why the settlement, particularly the provisions requiring Nationstar to adhere to enhanced standards, is crucial. The Robinsons appealed the Magistrate Judge's ruling because it did not require Nationstar to run a structural script for a third database. Based on the language of Regulation X, the Court finds that a loss mitigation application submitted before the effective date does not count as the single application subject to the regulation. In a victory for borrowers, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion on Robinson v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, affirming approval of the settlement. 12 U.S.C. See 12 C.F.R. 1987) (holding, in the context of an informant who is paid a contingent fee, that the fee should be treated "as a credibility factor"). 2016) (dicta). Code Ann., Com. 2605(f)(1)(A); see 12 C.F.R. Gunnells, 348 F.3d at 424 (quoting Amchem, 521 U.S. at 615). McLean II, 398 F. App'x at 471. If the application is denied, a notice to that effect is sent to the borrower. Tenn. Aug. 28, 2018) (holding that a spouse who signed a deed of trust stating that a person who did not sign the promissory note was not obligated on the security instrument, but did not sign the promissory note, was not a borrower under RESPA). R. Civ. In Frank v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. If the named plaintiff satisfies each of these requirements under Rule 23(a), the Court must still find that the proposed class action fits into one of the categories of class action under Rule 23(b) in order to certify the class. See 12 C.F.R. On August 26, 2014, Nationstar mailed another letter acknowledging Wirtz v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 886 F.3d 713, 719-20 (8th Cir. 27. judge. 12 C.F.R. 3d 249, 266 (D. Md. 2010) (considering consistency of results that provide finality to the defendant as favoring a finding of superiority). . Opp'n Mot. 3d at 1014. %PDF-1.6 % at 983 (quoting 12 U.S.C. First, as a threshold matter, the Court notes that in ruling on Nationstar's Motion for Summary Judgment, it will grant judgment in favor of Nationstar as to Mrs. Robinson's claims, Mr. Robinson's RESPA claims under 12 C.F.R. The Motion will be granted as to all of Tamara Robinson's claims and as to Demetrius Robinson's claims under 12 C.F.R. Regulation X, which became effective on January 10, 2014, 78 Fed. 2605(f)(1). Here, the Robinsons have not put forward any evidence that Mrs. Robinson has an ownership interest in the home that would specifically obligate her to make payments on the loan. See Stillmock v. Weis Markets, Inc., 385 F. App'x 267, 275 (4th Cir. Mr. Robinson then submitted another loan modification application on August 25, 2014. at 300. . Nationstar seeks summary judgment on the Robinsons' RESPA claims on the grounds that (1) Mrs. Robinson is not a proper plaintiff because she is not a "borrower" within the meaning of RESPA; (2) RESPA is inapplicable because Nationstar was required to comply with Regulation X only as to the Robinsons' first loss mitigation application; (3) there is no evidence to support a violation of 12 C.F.R. In addition to the fee paid to PaCE, the Robinsons also assert as damages $50.58 in administrative costs, specifically postage fees for sending information relating to their loan modification application to Nationstar, and 120 hours of time expended on the loan modification process. See Farmer v. Ramsay, 159 F. Supp. 1024.41(f), (g), and (h), and Md. See Fed. Several states also fined Nationstar in 2018 over failing to have proper procedures in place and "unfair and deceptive" mortgage modification policies. On July 16, 2018, the Court affirmed the Magistrate Judge's ruling and required Nationstar to produce all outstanding "records subject to discovery orders." HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday, that his office obtained an $86.3 million settlement from Nationstar Mortgage, the country's fourth-largest mortgage . The Court agrees that costs, including administrative costs, "incurred whether or not the servicer complied with its obligations" are not actual damages "caused by, or 'a result of,'" the RESPA violation, whether or not they occurred before or after the violation. The entry under "objected" acts as a unique identifier for an electronic file, but it does not contain information about the file's substance and could in fact contain multiple submissions or documents relating to one borrower. For the foregoing reasons, Nationstar's Motion for Summary Judgment will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. 1024.41(f), (g), and (h), and Md. 2014))). "There are going to be a lot of homeowners who need a home loan modification or other assistance," Raoul says. R. Civ. If the initial application is complete, the substatus in Remedy Star is changed to refer the application to an underwriter for review, and an additional code is added in LSAMS. Law 13-101 to 13-411 (West 2015). Order, ECF No. Nationstar. Nationstar argues that summary judgment should be granted against Mrs. Robinson because she is not a "borrower" within the meaning of RESPA. There is no reason to conclude that individual class members have any particular interest in individually controlling the litigation through separate actions, or that this Court is an undesirable forum to host this litigation, since Nationstar services loans in this district, is subject to jurisdiction here, and has presented no argument that Maryland is an inconvenient forum. Because of the need to protect the rights of absent plaintiffs to assert different claims and of defendants to assert facts and defenses specific to individual class members, courts must conduct a "rigorous analysis" of whether a proposed class action meets the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 before certifying a class. Code Ann., Com. 702, 703. Therefore, the Court will grant in part and deny in part the Motion for Class Certification. Law 13-316(c) are triggered upon the submission of a loss mitigation application, while 12 C.F.R. At this stage of the proceedings, the Court must rely on facts in the record, and not assertions in the pleadings. In 2017, the CFPB fined Nationstar $1.75 million for failing to report accurate data about its mortgage transactions. The Court will not revisit this determination. The regulation is silent on whether a loss mitigation application submitted before January 10, 2014 could qualify as the "single complete loss mitigation application."
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