Judge Certifies Nationwide Class Over Loan Servicer's Alleged Kickback Scheme

Mealey's (October 7, 2020, 12:09 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland on Oct. 2 certified a nationwide class for borrowers who claim that a loan servicer for federally backed loans violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) by engaging in a kickback scheme with a title services company that resulted in class members paying more for services, finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that they had standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and that the proposed class satisfied the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23....