Judge Rejects CFPB’s Request To Unseal Ocwen’s Responses At Discovery Phase

Mealey's (June 28, 2018, 8:28 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After holding that there is no common-law right of access to discovery, a Florida federal judge on June 25 denied a request by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to unseal discovery materials submitted by loan servicers in a lawsuit in which the CFPB alleges that the servicers violated federal consumer financial protection laws in relation to the servicing of loans (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., No. 9:17-CV-80495, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105620)....