Troutman Pepper Locke LLP‘s nationwide financial services group specialises in acting in the consumer finance sector on major lawsuits concerning RMBS disputes, the False Claims Act and a range of state-level consumer protection acts, and CFPB investigations and follow-on litigation. Client span major banks, smaller lenders, mortgage loan servicers, and fintech companies. In Dallas Thomas G. Yoxall acts on national and statewide class actions and Rob Mowrey is a specialist in fair credit reporting, lending, and false claims disputes. Elsewhere, Chicago’s Simon Fleischmann has acted for residential loan services in adversary proceedings, and in Atlanta Christopher Willis leads on federal enforcements and investigations, and Stefanie Jackman has a broad litigation-based practice.
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Key clients
- Ally Financial, Inc.
- Curo Financial Technologies Corp.
- Fay Financial
- LoanCare LLC
- Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
- Onity Group Inc.
- Pagaya
- PHH Mortgage Corp.
- Populus Financial Group
- Purpose Financial
- Selene Finance LP
- Upgrade, Inc.
Work highlights
Representing Onity Group as lead counsel in an ongoing federal False Claims Act case brought by multiple relators on behalf of the United States government in connection with its participation in the Home Affordable Modification Program.
Representing Populus Financial, a short-term lender, in a high-stakes CFPB investigation and lawsuit.
Representing PHH Mortgage Corporation in a putative nationwide class action brought involving various allegations related to RICO, RESPA, the FDCPA, the Bankruptcy Code, and several state statutes and common law doctrines.
Practice head
Thomas G. Yoxall; P. Russell Perdew; James Stevens; Chris Willis
Other key lawyers
Simon Fleischmann; Stefanie Jackman