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  1. June 11, 2025

    CFPB's Fee Brief May Be Gone But Not Forgotten, Judge Says

    A Seattle federal judge has allowed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pull back its Biden-era amicus support for a consumer fee class action against Nationstar Mortgage, but she said she may still take the agency's prior legal arguments into account.

  2. May 27, 2025

    CFPB Nixes Snap Finance Suit In Latest Enforcement Cutback

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday permanently dropped its Utah federal lawsuit against Snap Finance, a lease-to-own fintech, adding to the list of Biden-era enforcement actions that the agency has walked away from under Trump-appointed leadership.

  3. December 05, 2024

    Freddie Mac Beats Suit Over Payoff Statement Fees, For Now

    A Washington federal judge has tentatively let Freddie Mac off the hook in borrowers' proposed class action alleging loan servicer Nationstar Mortgage illegally charged fees for payoff statements, ruling Thursday that Freddie Mac can't be liable for conduct it didn't authorize — even if it did own one loan at issue.

  4. October 07, 2024

    Nationstar Mortgage Fails To Dodge Proposed Fee Suit Action

    A Washington federal judge refused Monday to let Nationstar Mortgage LLC escape a putative class action accusing the mortgage loan servicer of illegally charging fees for loan payoff statements.

  5. August 07, 2024

    CFPB Backs Homeowners In Nationstar Mortgage Fee Suit

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked a Washington federal court to allow it to file a brief in support of a proposed class action accusing Nationstar Mortgage of illegally charging fees whenever homeowners request payoff statements for their loans.

  6. May 10, 2024

    Nationstar Mortgage Wants To Escape 'Junk Fee' Suit

    Nationstar Mortgage LLC has asked a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging it illegally charged homeowners a "junk fee" for written payoff quotes, saying the suit's claims fail because expedited payoff fees are not unlawful and do not breach the terms of the relevant loan agreements.

  7. April 03, 2024

    Nationstar Adds 'Junk Fee' For Loan Payoff Quote, Suit Says

    A proposed class hit Nationstar Mortgage LLC with a suit alleging the mortgage servicing firm illegally charges homeowners a "junk fee" for written payoff quotes in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.