Legal Opinion

Mr. And Mrs. Archie Davis, Cross v. United Companies Mortgage and Investment of Gretna, Inc., Cross

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 9, 1977No. 75-1486PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The defendant made a consumer loan to plaintiffs for the purpose of financing repairs and renovations to plaintiffs’ home, secured by a first mortgage on the home.

The lender’s copy of the disclosure statement disclosed a $7.35 per month *972charge for fire insurance in space marked “Escrow for: Fire Insurance.” The borrowers’ copy did not contain this disclosure. This violated the requirement in Regulation Z of a “duplicate” instrument. 12 C.F.R. § 226.8(a). The monthly fire insurance premium was not included in the computation of the amount and total of monthly payments, a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Dorothy Allen v. Beneficial Finance Company of Gary, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  2. Powers v. Sims and Levin RealtorsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
  3. Gerasta v. Hibernia National BankDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1976
  4. Anne Goyne Mitchell v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Jane Isabell Goyne Sims v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Simmons v. American Budget Plan, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1974

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Ronnie E. Brown and Edith M. Brown v. Marquette Savings and Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  2. James Riggs, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Government Employees Financial Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  3. Jeanette White and Johnny Tinsley, Cross-Appellants v. World Finance of Meridian, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Reid v. Liberty Consumer Discount Co. of Pa.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Herby Berryhill and Lucille Berryhill v. Rich Plan of Pensacola, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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