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Mortgage lender says court’s finding that CFPB’s single-director structure is ‘unconstitutional’ should stand

Groups want federal court to hear their positions in the ongoing PHH-CFPB battle

Bureau says three-year RESPA battle with mortgage lender could be ‘the most important separation of powers case in a generation’

Although decision upholds RESPA’s exemptions for certain affiliated business practices, industry leaders caution that it’s ‘not a green light for MSAs’

Mortgage lender topples regulator in case over whether its captive reinsurance practices violated RESPA

'First-of-its-kind' agreement crumbles in federal court cases alleging breach of contract

State insurance division passes regulation prohibiting title insurance providers from entering into MSAs with real estate and other settlement service partners

The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act has been around since 1974 — but the changes over the past few years, combined with the creation and implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), have caused some confusion in the industry. What is the act? What does it mean for agents and for consumers? Here’s what you need to know about RESPA — explained.

Why are the mortgage and real estate industries watching this case so closely?

Here’s how a case that has nothing to do with RESPA may impact those subject to RESPA

Plaintiffs’ attorneys discuss latest developments in RESPA class action lawsuit

PHH fights $109M RESPA case, telling a federal court that the bureau is an ‘unconstitutional, superexecutive agency’ with a director who ‘ran ‘roughshod over RESPA’

California federal court grants companies’ motion to dismiss RESPA claims based on statute of limitations technicality, but plaintiffs vow to file amended complaint to see case through