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A class action has been filed against Equifax Information Services, LLC, a credit reporting agency, by Steven and Melody Millett after Steven’s Social Security number was stolen and used by another individual over the course of 13 years. The Milletts claim that Equifax should have known that the Social Security Number was being used by more than one person and that upon being notified of the error, should have corrected their error. The lawsuit alleges negligent misrepresentation, fraud and failure to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and seeks damages and injunctive relief.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against LendingTree and its subsidiary, Home Loan Center Inc.

A statewide class action has been filed in Florida against mortgage service specialist, Green Tree Servicing, LLC. The action is brought on behalf of all Florida residents whose mortgage was transferred to Green Tree for servicing and who did not receive a notice of transfer within the federally mandated 15 day period. The action is brought under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and seeks a minimum of $1000 in statutory damages per class member as well as compensatory damages where appropriate.

A statewide class action has been filed in Indiana against Credit Management, LP and The CMI Group, LLC. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana consumers who received a form type collection letter from the partner companies at any time since March 3, 2003. The action is brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and seeks statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

A national class action has been filed in New York against debt collection specialists Valentine & Kerbatas, Inc. on behalf of all U.S. residents who have, since November 5, 2002, received a first collection letter from Valentine & Kerbatas in which the debtor is informed that the debt is immediately due as a result of the debtor's lack of response to Valentine & Kerbatas' previous collection efforts. The debtors, who seek declaratory relief and statutory damages, allege that Valentine & Kerbatas has violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

California law requires that mortgage companies fully disclose all charges and fees related to the origination of a residential loan. On July 28, 2003, the court granted final approval to the parties' $12.6+ million settlement in a class action against AccuBanc Mortgage Corporation and National City Mortgage Company on behalf of all persons who paid document preparation, documentation or document processing fees, processing fees, administrative fees, underwriting fees or wire fees to either or both of the companies in connection with the origination of a residential mortgage in California between May 3, 1996, and April 21, 2003.

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