The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a 1,099 page proposal last week for new mortgage disclosures which integrates forms required under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) and revises the HUD-1...
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Closing Escrow Disputes
Mortgage Fraud
On behalf of a national lending institution, the attorneys of Sauerwein Simon resolved the last of numerous cases arising from a widespread mortgage fraud case involving multiple properties in Scott County, Missouri.
Foreclosure Litigation Resolved
On behalf of homeowners and their secured lender, Sauerwein Simon attorneys settled an Illinois judicial foreclosure case filed by the holder of a prior unreleased mortgage, executed by prior owners, resulting in a full dismissal of the foreclosure action and release...
Escrow Error Remedied
Following a trial, Bill Sauerwein obtained judgment on behalf of an insurer against an insured that was delivered escrowed funds by mistake and refused to return the funds.
Summary Judgment Victory
On behalf of insured property owners, John Hein secured Summary Judgment in Boone County, Missouri, ordering release of a prior deed of trust against holders of the prior unreleased development deed of trust which had been not released by mistake at the time of...