A mortgage servicing settlement proposed by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is under intense scrutiny by several state attorney generals, who publically voiced their concerns about its impact on U.S. financial institutions in media interviews and a March 16 letter to addressed to Miller's office.
In the letter provided by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's office, Pruitt writes that while the settlement intends to address allegations against mortgage servicers for improper foreclosures and loan servicing, it is instead "an overarching regulatory scheme that fundamentally restructures the mortgage loan industry in the United States." Attorneys General Jon Bruning of Nebraska and Luther Strange of Alabama also signed the letter.
The settlement in question is a 27-page term sheet Miller delivered this month to the nation's five largest mortgage servicers on behalf of all state attorney generals. The proposed terms outline a strict set of mortgage servicing regulations, including new requirements and principal reduction terms.
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