Fifty years ago, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act of 1968 into law, he proclaimed, “We have passed many civil rights pieces of legislation, but none more important than this.” The Fair Housing Act had the potential to be more significant than the groundbreaking Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit – which covers federal courts in North Carolina – recently affirmed a borrower's victory against a loan servicer under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act . In , David Daugherty alleged that Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC failed to investigate and to correct certain erroneous information […]
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On Monday, in Bank of America Corp. et al. v. City of Miami, Florida , the Supreme Court held in a 5-3 decision that the City of Miami had standing to challenge alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act by lenders. Foreclosure News
When determining if a municipality meets the Fair Housing Act's definition of an “aggrieved person” for litigation, courts must determine if there's a direct relationship between alleged conduct and actual harm, the U.S. Supreme Court found Monday. The consolidated cases , which allege that Bank of America and Wells Fargo engaged in predatory lending targeted […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that cities may sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that lead to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in property values. The justices' 5-3 ruling Monday validates a novel approach by Miami and other cities to try to hold banks accountable under the federal Fair Housing […]
Washington a The Supreme Court has ruled that cities may sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that lead to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in property values. The justices' 5-3 ruling Monday validates a novel approach by Miami and other cities to try to hold banks accountable under the federal […]
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The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to host a free Housing Resource Fair Nov. 18, 2016, at Atlantic Cape Community College in Cape May Court House to provide Sandy-impacted residents with information about […]
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