Legal Opinion

Lane v. Residential Funding Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 13, 2003No. Nos. 01-16269, 01-16798PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Jesse Lane bought a house from Residential Funding Corp. (“RFC”). RFC also provided the mortgage loan. RFC required Lane to use Appellee Chicago Title Company’s (“Chicago Title”) title insurance and escrow services. Lane brought this action, alleging that Chicago Title’s pricing arrangements with RFC violate the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), 12 U.S.C. § 2601-2617. He contends that certain discounts are prohibited kickbacks, which reward RFC for referring business to Chicago Title.

The district court granted Chicago Title’s motion for summary…

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