Judge Certifies Class For Borrowers Claiming Kickback Scheme Violated RESPA

(June 8, 2020, 9:56 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland on May 21 certified a class for borrowers who claim that a title services company and a loan servicer violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) by engaging in a kickback scheme that resulted in the overpayment for settlement services, finding that the class representative established standing to sue under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and that individual issues did not predominate over classwide allegations (Mary Edmondson, et al. v. Eagle National Bank, et al., No. SAG-16-3938, D. Md., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89690)....