Citigroup Loan Cases
Result: Settlement valued at $240 million
Year: 2003
In 2003, the Court approved a settlement that provided approximately $240 million in relief to former Associates’ customers across America.
Prior to its acquisition in November 2000, Associates First Financial, referred to as The Associates, was one of the nation’s largest “subprime” lenders.
Lieff Cabraser represented former customers of The Associates who charged that the company added unwanted and unnecessary insurance products onto their mortgage loans and engaged in improper loan refinancing practices. Lieff Cabraser served as nationwide Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel.
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