Citimortgage defrauded homeowners by overstating amounts owed on mortgage refinancings, and collecting the excessive money and fees, a class action claims in Columbus Federal Court.
H&R Block and Option One Mortgage Corp. charge minority homebuyers higher interest rates than they charge white people, according to a class action in Chicago Federal Court. A separate class action in the same court accuses Indymac Bank of the same thing.
Lehman Brothers Bank charges minority homebuyers higher interest and fees than it charges white people, according to a class action in Manhattan Federal Court.
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