Court Report

The assignee of a mortgagee sued the mortgagee's title insurer for failure to defend the assignee in separate foreclosure action against the mortgagor brought by the property seller. The assignee appealed after a New York Supreme Court dismissed the complaint.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha reached a $213,000 settlement with a national property management company, resolving allegations of deceptive and unfair housing application and screening practices.

East Texas Title Companies has filed suit against the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network over allegations of “unreasonable” data collection and reporting requirements.

The state of Ohio, through Attorney General Dave Yost, filed suit against United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC over allegations it violated the state’s Residential Mortgage Lending Act and Corrupt Sales Practices Act by deceiving homebuyers.

The geographic targeting order issued by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is the subject of a lawsuit by the Texas Association for Money Service Businesses, which alleged the order is unlawful and burdensome.

After a loan secured with a mortgage defaulted and bankruptcy proceedings followed, the lending agency sought recovery for damages and eventually sued the title provider. The defendant moved to dismiss.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has reached a settlement with MV Realty, which he sued in September 2024 over misleading agreements that deceived homeowners. The settlement bans MV from doing business in Minnesota, among other penalties.

The Supreme Court of Montana considered an appeal from the state’s Fifth District Court involving property owners that clashed with their title insurance company over the handling over a private access road.

An appeals court case heard from a title agent looking to overturn a prior decision that found in favor of a family that had inherited property with an unrecorded deed.

While arbitrating a property boundary dispute with their neighbor, a household of co-plaintiffs sought defense and indemnification in the dispute from their title insurance company. The title company denied coverage, and the plaintiffs filed suit.