Pennsylvania settles with real estate company over allegedly misleading homeowner benefit program

On April 16, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a proposed settlement, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and is pending court approval, resolving litigation against a real estate company and one of its officers over allegations that the company misled consumers about the terms of its “Homeowner Benefit Agreement” and placed mortgage liens on homes without homeowners’ knowledge in violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer... By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP