The Mortgage Bankers Association and Housing Policy Council (the “Associations”) recently filed an Amici Curiae brief supporting the position of Townstone Financial regarding the scope of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) in the case CFPB v. Townstone Financial which is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.… Continue Reading
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FTC and consumer groups file amicus briefs in Seventh Circuit in support of CFPB’s appeal from district court ruling in Townstone Mortgage that ECOA only applies to applicants
The FTC has filed an amicus brief in support of the CFPB’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone Mortgage (Townstone). In the case, the district court ruled that a redlining claim may not be brought under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) because the statute only applies to applicants.… Continue Reading
CFPB files brief with Seventh Circuit in appeal from district court ruling In Townstone Mortgage that ECOA only applies to applicants
The CFPB has filed its opening brief in its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone Mortgage (Townstone). In the case, the district court ruled that a redlining claim may not be brought under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) because the statute only applies to applicants.… Continue Reading