BOMBSHELL! Attorney General (not Florida) Sues Wells Fargo and Bank of America For Violating Terms of National Mortgage Settlement…(once again, not Florida)

 
 
 

Today, we are suing Bank of America and Wells Fargo for their repeated failures to comply with the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement…..
NEW YORK “” Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced his intention to sue Bank of America and Wells Fargo for repeatedly violating the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement. Signed in 2012, the Settlement required the five largest mortgage servicing banks in the United States to improve their customer service practices by complying with new mortgage servicing rules, known as the Servicing Standards. Among these are four standards dictating the timeline for banks to process mortgage modification applications. Attorney General Schneiderman’s office has documented 339 violations of those standards by Wells Fargo and Bank of America since October 2012.
In response to complaints from New York homeowners put at risk by these banks’ violations of the standards, Attorney General Schneiderman sent a letter to the parties that oversee the National Mortgage Settlement informing them that he intends to sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America. This would be the first time an Attorney General will have brought a legal enforcement claim under the auspices of the National Mortgage Settlement.
” The five mortgage servicers that signed the National Mortgage Settlement are legally required to take specific, rigorous, and enforceable steps to protect homeowners,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. ” Wells Fargo and Bank of America have flagrantly violated those obligations, putting hundreds of homeowners across New York at greater risk of foreclosure. I intend to use every tool available to my office to hold these companies accountable under the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement.”
Last year, Attorney General Schneiderman joined 48 states, the Department of Justice and the five largest mortgage servicers in negotiating the settlement. The Agreement includes $25 billion for 49 states and mandated forms of consumer relief, such as mortgage modifications for at-risk homeowners, which could include lower-interest rates, forbearance agreements, and principal reductions.
The Settlement also includes 304 ” Servicing Standards” which participating servicers are required to adhere to, and which are intended to make it easier for homeowners to seek loan modifications. The Servicing Standards were incorporated into the National Mortgage Settlement in order to address long standing complaints from consumers and advocates that servicers subject to the Settlement”“ Ally Financial/GMAC, JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo””persistently failed to provide fair and timely services to their customers.
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