Legal Opinion
Alston v. Countrywide Financial Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 28, 2009No. 08-4334PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
This putative class action was brought by homebuyers who sought to recover statutory treble damages pursuant to section 8(d)(2) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (“RESPA”), codified at 12 U.S.C. § 2607(d)(2). Plaintiffs alleged that their private mortgage insurance premiums were channeled into an unlawful “captive reinsurance arrangement” — essentially, a kickback scheme— operated by their mortgage lender, Countrywide Home Loans (“Countrywide”), and its affiliated reinsurer, Balboa Reinsurance Co. (“Balboa”), in violation of RESPA…
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