Legal Opinion

Matthew Dwoskin v. Bank of America, N.A.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 19, 2018No. 17-1356PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs brought suit against the defendant Bank of America under the Homeowners Protection Act. They claimed that the bank failed to make certain required disclosures in connection with their residential mortgage loans. The statute is clear, however, that these mortgage insurance disclosures are mandated only if lender-paid mortgage insurance is a condition of obtaining a loan. See 12 U.S.C. § 4905 (c). Because no such conditions applied to the plaintiffs' loans, nondisclosure was not a Homeowners Protection Act violation.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Lee-Thomas v. Prince George's County Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  4. Fleur Bresler v. Wilmington Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
  5. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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