Class Saying Title Servicer’s Kickback Scheme Violated RESPA Certified By Judge

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 9:50 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A class comprising borrowers who claim that they were overcharged for settlement and title services provided by Genuine Title LLC as a result of a kickback arrangement with Acre Mortgage & Financial Inc. in violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was certified by a federal judge in Maryland on June 2 after the judge found that individual questions did not predominate over classwide issues (Renita James v. Acre Mortgage & Financial Inc., No. SAG-17-1734, D. Md., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96633)....