A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that home buyers don't need to file a lawsuit, but may simply write a letter if they want to back out of a mortgage because they claim their lender violated the federal Truth in Lending Act.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether homeowners who declare bankruptcy can void a second mortgage if the home's market value has dropped below the amount they owe on their first mortgage.

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For the third time in recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified how restitution must be computed in mortgage fraud cases.

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The U.S. government says Standard & Poor's knowingly inflated its ratings on risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.

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One of the biggest U.S. mortgage processing companies has agreed to pay $121 million, including $1,505,315 to Wisconsin, to resolve states' claims that it wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.

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Federal regulators have sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. over the sale of mortgage securities that contributed to the collapse of three credit unions.

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2012AP487 Molitor v. Advantage Community Bank

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2011AP919 Citizens State Bank v. Pirius, et al.

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The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and drug safety and immigration enforcement.

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2010AP3053, 2011AP523 Multicircuits Inc. v. Grunsted, et al.

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A Brookfield attorney facing felony fraud charges wants to surrender his law license in Wisconsin.

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