Judge: Dispute Remains On Whether Reinsurance Services Were Provided To Mortgagors

Mealey's (August 13, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — Citing a genuine dispute over whether a mortgage company's affiliate provided actual reinsurance services, a federal judge in California on Aug. 12 denied summary judgment to both sides in a dispute brought by a class of mortgagers alleging claims under Section 8(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), based upon alleged anti-kickback violations through the use of captive reinsurance agreements with private mortgage insurers (Efrain Munoz, et al. v. PHH Mortgage Corp., et al., No. 08-759, E.D. Calif.)....