12 U.S.C. § 4907 | Civil liability

(a)

In general

Any servicer, mortgagee, or mortgage insurer that violates a provision of this chapter shall be liable to each mortgagor to whom the violation relates for—

(1)

section 4909 of this title in the case of an action by an individual, or a class action in which the liable party is not subject to , any actual damages sustained by the mortgagor as a result of the violation, including interest (at a rate determined by the court) on the amount of actual damages, accruing from the date on which the violation commences;

(2)

in the case of—

(A)

an action by an individual, such statutory damages as the court may allow, not to exceed $2,000; and

(B)

in the case of a class action—

(i)

section 4909 of this title in which the liable party is subject to , such amount as the court may allow, except that the total recovery under this subparagraph in any class action or series of class actions arising out of the same violation by the same liable party shall not exceed the lesser of $500,000 or 1 percent of the net worth of the liable party, as determined by the court; and

(ii)

section 4909 of this title in which the liable party is not subject to , such amount as the court may allow, not to exceed $1,000 as to each member of the class, except that the total recovery under this subparagraph in any class action or series of class actions arising out of the same violation by the same liable party shall not exceed the lesser of $500,000 or 1 percent of the gross revenues of the liable party, as determined by the court;

(3)

costs of the action; and

(4)

reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the court.

(b)

Timing of actions

No action may be brought by a mortgagor under subsection (a) later than 2 years after the date of the discovery of the violation that is the subject of the action.

(c)

Limitations on liability

(1)

In general

With respect to a residential mortgage transaction, the failure of a servicer to comply with the requirements of this chapter due to the failure of a mortgage insurer or a mortgagee to comply with the requirements of this chapter, shall not be construed to be a violation of this chapter by the servicer.

(2)

Rule of construction

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to impose any additional requirement or liability on a mortgage insurer, a mortgagee, or a holder of a residential mortgage.

Pub. L. 105–216, § 8July 29, 1998112 Stat. 905(, , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

July 29, 1998section 13 of Pub. L. 105–216 section 4901 of this titleSection effective 1 year after , see , set out as a note under .