MBS, Foreclosure Lawsuits Jump

Mortgage-backed securities investors led an increase in mortgage-related lawsuits, according to the First Quarter Mortgage Litigation Report from MortgageDaily.com. A rise in foreclosure lawsuits also contributed to the increase.

The analysis, based on active cases covered by MortgageDaily.com, was prepared in conjunction with the law firm of Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, which is known as a leader for its work in mortgage banking litigation.

During the first quarter, 81 cases were tracked -- jumping from under 50 the prior quarter and prior year.

MBS lawsuits jumped to 13 cases from the prior quarter's four. The increase in MBS filings helped push investor class actions to 21 cases -- the most of any type.

Cases tied to foreclosures, including actions against foreclosure-rescue services, leapt to 12 from the prior period's four. The following table highlights some active categories.

Category Q1 2009 Q4 2008 Q1 2008

Total 81 46 42
Compliance 8 6 1
Discrimination 5 2 2
Foreclosures 12 3 9
Investor 21 11 9
MBS 13 4 0
Mortgage Fraud 5 5 3
Secondary Marketing 5 3 9
Servicing 6 3 6

Wachovia was named as a defendant in eight of the cases tracked by MortgageDaily.com -- more than any other company. Parent Wells Fargo was named in five.

Only two lawsuits covered by MortgageDaily.com named Bank of America as a defendant. But subsidiaries Countrywide and Merrill Lynch were named in nine.

Company # Cases reported
by MortgageDaily.com

Bank of America 2
Citigroup 3
Countrywide 6
GMAC 3
JPMorgan 3
Merrill Lynch 3
Wachovia 8
Washington Mutual 2
Wells Fargo 5
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