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Bryant v. Mortgage Capital Resource Corp. Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: An assignee of high-cost mortgages argued it was not liable for the original lender’s predatory acts. The court held that under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), the assignee is subject to all claims, including state law fraud, that could be brought against the originator.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that HOEPA subjects assignees of high-cost mortgages to liability for all of the originator’s misconduct, including state law claims, and clarifies that a borrower’s signed acknowledgment of TILA disclosures creates only a rebuttable presumption of delivery for such loans.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Plaintiffs, a putative class of borrowers, alleged that Mortgage Capital Resource Corp. (MCR) engaged in a predatory “bait and switch” lending scheme. MCR allegedly induced borrowers with offers of low-cost loans but substituted high-cost, high-interest loans subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) at closing. A key part of the scheme involved MCR failing to provide mandatory Truth in Lending Act (TILA) disclosures at least three business days before consummation, as required by 15 U.S.C. § 1639(b)(1). Instead, MCR provided the disclosures at closing and allegedly falsified the dates on the documents to conceal the violation. Plaintiffs signed these falsely dated acknowledgments. Defendant Residential Funding Corporation (RFC) purchased a large number of these HOEPA loans on the secondary market. Plaintiffs sued RFC, as an assignee, for MCR’s violations of TILA/HOEPA and for MCR’s alleged state law violations, including fraud and state RICO claims. RFC moved to dismiss, arguing that the signed acknowledgments were conclusive proof of compliance under TILA and that it was not liable for MCR’s state law violations.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), is an assignee of a high-cost mortgage subject to all claims and defenses, including state law claims, that the borrower could have asserted against the original lender, and does a borrower’s signed acknowledgment of receipt provide the assignee with conclusive proof of TILA compliance?
Yes. The court held that an assignee of a HOEPA loan is Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in c
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Legal Issue
Under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), is an assignee of a high-cost mortgage subject to all claims and defenses, including state law claims, that the borrower could have asserted against the original lender, and does a borrower’s signed acknowledgment of receipt provide the assignee with conclusive proof of TILA compliance?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- For rescindable HOEPA loans, a signed TILA disclosure acknowledgment creates only