At page 1359 Reviewing standard of review and private right of action under RESPA36 citing cases“respa is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process.”
- Fraser, No. 1:23-cv-00446 (D.N.H. Mar. 16, 2026).Me. Mar. 29, 2018) (quoting Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006)).
- Thomas, No. 22-00041 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. Mar. 6, 2026).“Under § 10, no private right of action exists because “the Secretary shall assess to the lender or escrow servicer failing to submit the statement a civil penalty.”” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006); In…
- Ditech Holding Corp., No. 19-10412 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Nov. 23, 2024).unpublishedThe Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act is a “consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Ditech Holding Corp., No. 19-10412 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. June 10, 2024).unpublishedRESPA Loss Mitigation Procedures The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Herman v. The Mr. Cooper Grp. Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00948 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 2, 2024).Id. § 2605(f); Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Faria v. Citizens Bank N.A., 569 F. Supp. 3d 92 (D.R.I. 2021).published“RESPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process”
- Roche v. Rushmore Loan Mgmt. Servs., LLC, No. 1:19-cv-24872, 2020 WL 1452346 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 25, 2020).RESPA “is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006) (citing 12 U.S.C. § 2601 (a)).
- Shereen R. Greene v. Rocket Mortg., No. 19-11016 (11th Cir. Nov. 26, 2019).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Michelina Iaffaldano v. Sun West Mortg. Co., Inc., No. 18-11098 (11th Cir. Apr. 9, 2019).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Francisco Urdaneta v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., No. 17-13134 (11th Cir. May 16, 2018).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
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- Charles R. Rankin v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, No. 17-14483 (11th Cir. Apr. 26, 2018).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Geoffrion v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC, 182 F. Supp. 3d 648 (E.D. Tex. 2016).published(finding that “RE SPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process)
- Lage v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, 145 F. Supp. 3d 1172 (S.D. Fla. 2015).publishedC.F.R § 1024.41 i. The Servicer’s Requirements under RESPA and Regulation X “RESPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process.” Hardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006) (c…
- Librizzi v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 120 F. Supp. 3d 1368 (S.D. Fla. 2015).publishedRESPA “RESPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates. the real estate settlement process and prescribes certain actions to be followed by entities or persons responsible for servicing financially related mortgage loans, including h…
- Burdick v. Bank of Am., 140 F. Supp. 3d 1325 (S.D. Fla. 2015).publishedMcLean, 398 Fed.Appx. at 471 . (citing Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006) and Ellis v. Gen.
- Bank of Camilla v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., 531 F. App'x 993 (11th Cir. 2013).unpublished“We review de novo the grant of judgment on the pleadings by the district court.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Orr v. Westport Recovery Corp., 941 F. Supp. 2d 1377 (N.D. Ga. 2013).publishedHardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006); M.T.V. v. DeKalb County Sch.Dist., 446 F.3d 1153, 1156 (11th Cir.2006).
- Moore v. McCalla Raymer, LLC, 916 F. Supp. 2d 1332 (N.D. Ga. 2013).publishedHardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir .2006); M.T.V. v. DeKalb County School Dist., 446 F.3d 1153, 1156 (11th Cir.2006).
- Cochran v. Five Points Temporaries, LLC, 907 F. Supp. 2d 1260 (N.D. Ala. 2012).publishedWhen considering a motion for judgment on the pleadings the court “ ‘must accept all facts in the complaint as true and view them in the light most favorable to the plaintiff! ].’ ” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th…
- Page v. Regions Bank, 917 F. Supp. 2d 1214 (N.D. Ala. 2012).publishedInc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006). 2 Regions’ statutory standing argument is based on the proposition that only a “called party” has standing to pursue a TCPA claim under § 227(b)(1)(A).
- Cone Fin. Grp., Inc. v. Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau, 476 F. App'x 834 (11th Cir. 2012).unpublishedWe affirm. *836 “We review de novo the grant of judgment on the pleadings by the district court.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006) (citing Moore v. Liberty Nat’l Life Ins.
- Frazer v. IPM Corp. of Brevard, Inc., 767 F. Supp. 2d 1369 (N.D. Ga. 2011).publishedThe court finds that the magistrate judge properly accepted as true the complaint’s factual allegations and construed them in the light most favorable to plaintiff. 1 Hardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006); M.…
- Copley's RV Ctr., Inc vs Textron Fin. Corp., 408 F. App'x 241 (11th Cir. 2011).unpublishedAfter review, we affirm the district court. 3 “We review de novo the grant of judgment on the pleadings by the district court.” Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Daniel E. Kowallek v. Donna M. Prestia, 329 F. App'x 897 (11th Cir. 2009).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Brown v. Toscano, 254 F.R.D. 690 (S.D. Fla. 2008).publishedErickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89 , 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 , 167 L.Ed.2d 1081 (2007); Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 , 78 S.Ct. 99 , 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957); Hardy v. Regions Mortgage Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir. 2006); Beck v. Deloitte…
- Cynthia Hall v. Myron Freeman, 293 F. App'x 675 (11th Cir. 2008).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006); White v. Lemacks, 183 F.3d 1253, 1255 (11th Cir.1999).
- Manuel Grife v. Allstate Floridian Ins. Co., 512 F.3d 1302 (11th Cir. 2008).publishedHardy v. Regions Mongage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- MacTec Eng'g & Consulting, Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins., 262 F. App'x 145 (11th Cir. 2008).unpublishedSTANDARD OF REVIEW ‘We review de novo the grant of judgment on the pleadings by the district court.” Hardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006) (citing Moore v. Liberty Nat’l Life Ins.
- Harvey L. Boyd, Jr. v. Gary Peet, 249 F. App'x 155 (11th Cir. 2007).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Douglas Cnty. Chamber of Com., Inc. v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins., 237 F. App'x 410 (11th Cir. 2007).unpublishedHardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Jerome v. Marriott Residence Inn Barcelo Crestline/AIG, 211 F. App'x 844 (11th Cir. 2006).unpublishedWe review de novo a district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings, “accept[ing] all facts in the complaint as true and view[ing] them in the light most favorable to the [nonmovant].” Hardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 13…
- Steven Thomason v. One West Bank, 596 F. App'x 736 (11th Cir. 2014).unpublishedSee Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Lascelles George McLean v. GMAC Mortg. Corp., 398 F. App'x 467 (11th Cir. 2010).unpublishedSee Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- Water Works Bd. of the City of Birmingham v. Ambac Fin. Grp., Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 1317 (N.D. Ala. 2010).publishedSee Hardy v. Regions Mortgage, Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1359 (11th Cir.2006).
- In Re Johnson, 384 B.R. 763 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2008).published(finding no private right of action for a violation of 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 (o) because failure to comply with that regulation “is a violation of RESPA § 10,” and RESPA § 2609(d)(1) explicitly confers enforcement authorit…)
- Satterfeal v. LoanCare, LLC, No. 3:18-cv-01021, 2019 WL 2857993 (M.D. La. July 2, 2019).(concluding under the language of § 3500.17 that a violation of the regulation is a violation of Section 10 of RESPA)
At page 1360 Determining violation of respa and private right of action5 citing casesreasoning that there is no private right of action because “RESPA explicitly states that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development enforces violations of § 10 [in 12 U.S.C. § 2609 (d)(1)]
- Au v. Repub. State Mortg. Co., 948 F. Supp. 2d 1086 (D. Haw. 2013).published(reasoning that there is no private right of action because “RESPA explicitly states that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development enforces violations of § 10 [in 12 U.S.C. § 2609 (d)(1)])
- Kevelighan v. Trott & Trott, P.C., 771 F. Supp. 2d 763 (E.D. Mich. 2010).publishedInc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1360 (11th Cir.2006).
- Albert Duenas v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 705 F. App'x 837 (11th Cir. 2017).unpublished(noting that there is no private right of action for certain RESPA violations)
- Robert Crenshaw v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 688 F. App'x 713 (11th Cir. 2017).unpublishedSee Hardy *714 v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1360 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Hutten v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, No. 2:23-cv-00031 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 17, 2023).(determining that a failure to comply with 12 C.F.R. § 3500.17 (o), which was later recodified at 12 C.F.R. § 1024.17 , “is a violation of RESPA § 10, and RESPA explicitly states that the Secretary of Housing and Urban D…)
At page 1358 No private right of action for 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 violation3 citing casesfinding that a failure to comply with 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 is a violation of RESPA Section 10, and violations of Section 10 are only enforceable by the HUD Secretary
- Crockett v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, No. 19-10030 (Bankr. D.D.C. Jan. 27, 2020).unpublishedHaw. 2013); Hardy v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 449 F.3d 1357, 1358 (11th Cir. 2006); State of La. v. Litton Mortg.
- Cybulski v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC, No. 1:17-cv-03711 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 30, 2018).(finding that a failure to comply with 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 is a violation of RESPA Section 10, and violations of Section 10 are only enforceable by the HUD Secretary)
- McCray v. Bank of Am., Corp., No. 1:14-cv-02446, 2017 WL 1315509 (D. Md. Apr. 10, 2017). (concluding that there is no private right of action to challenge a violation of 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 because it was promulgated under § 10 of RESPA)
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- Sarsfield v. Citimortgage, Inc., 667 F. Supp. 2d 461 (M.D. Pa. 2009).published
- Marks v. Quicken Loans, Inc., 561 F. Supp. 2d 1259 (S.D. Ala. 2008).published
- Romain v. Webster Bank N.A., No. 2:23-cv-05956, 2025 WL 50919 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2025).
v.
REGIONS MORTGAGE, INC., Defendant, Cendant Corporation, Regions Bank, Defendants-Appellees
Dennis and Henrietta Hardy (the “Har-dys”) appeal the judgment entered against their complaint. The district court granted a judgment on the pleadings on the ground that no private right of action exists under § 10 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), 12 U.S.C. § 2609. The Hardys do not dispute that, after obtaining their mortgage, they enrolled in a x-etail shopping discount program and authorized defendant Regions Mortgage, Inc. (“Regions”) to add five dollars to their mortgage payment each month as payment for the program. Instead, the dispute here involves the Har-dys’ allegation that Regions violated RES-PA and its corresponding regulations by failing to list their monthly five-dollar payment on their escrow account statement. See 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17(o). Because the Hardys’ complaint involves a violation of RESPA § 10, for which no private right of action exists, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1996, the Hardys refinanced their home with Regions. Later that year, the Hardys received information from Cendant Corporation about “Shoppers Advantage,” a program that provided discounts at participating retailers to members of the program. Mrs. Hardy consented to have five dollars a month added to the Hardys’ mortgage payment to enroll in the program. Over the next seven years, the Hardys forgot about their membership in “Shoppers Advantage.” In 2003, the Har-dys discovered that a five dollar monthly fee had been paid out of their escrow account but was not listed on their mortgage statements. The Hardys filed suit. They alleged that Regions had violated § 3500.17(o) of regulations under RESPA and that Regions had conspired with Cen-dant to violate RESPA. The Hardys also requested cextification of a class action.
On a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the district court found that the Har-dys failed to allege a violation of RESPA § 6, for which Congress created a private right of action,, but had instead alleged a violation of RESPA § 10, for which no private right of action exists. The district court entered a judgment on the pleadings against the Hardys.
[*1359] II. STANDARD OF REVIEW
We review de novo the grant of judgment on the pleadings by the district court. Moore v. Liberty Nat’l Life Ins. Co., 267 F.3d 1209, 1213 (11th Cir.2001). In reviewing a judgment on the pleadings, “[w]e must accept all facts in the complaint as true and view them in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs.” Id. (quotation marks omitted).
III. DISCUSSION
The Hardys argue that the district court erred by entering judgment against their complaint, in which they alleged that Regions violated § 3500.17(o) of the regulations implementing RESPA and conspired with Cendant to violate § 3500.17(o). The Hardys contend that § 3500.17(o) was promulgated under RES-PA § 6. Because § 6 provides an express private right of action, the Hardys conclude that a private right of action exists for the alleged failure by Regions to disclose the monthly five-dollar payments on their escrow account statements. We disagree.
RESPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates the real estate settlement process. See 12 U.S.C. § 2601(a). Sections 6 and 10 of RESPA regulate two different aspects of mortgage lending. The Hardys’ complaint involves a violation of § 10, not § 6.
RESPA § 6 provides that “[ejach person who makes a federally related mortgage loan” must disclose to loan applicants that “the loan may be assigned, sold, or transferred” while the loan is outstanding. 12 U.S.C. § 2605(a). Because a lender who “fails to comply with any provision of [§ 6] shall be liable to the borrower,” § 6 provides an express private right of action. Id. § 2605(f)(1). The Hardys did not allege that Regions either transferred or failed to disclose a transfer of their mortgage loan.
RE SPA § 10 states that lenders must provide annual escrow account statements that clearly itemize “the amount of the borrower’s current monthly payment ... the total amount paid out of the escrow account during the period for taxes, insurance premiums, and other charges ..., and the balance in the escrow account at the conclusion of the period.” Id. § 2609(c)(2)(A). Under § 10, no private right of action exists because “the Secretary shall assess to the lender or escrow servicer failing to submit the statement a civil penalty.” Id. § 2609(d)(1). The Har-dys’ complaint alleges facts that involve a violation of § 10.
The Secretary promulgated additional regulations for escrow account statements. See 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17. Under § 3500.17(o) of the regulations, “[a]ny borrower’s discretionary payment ... made as part of a monthly mortgage payment is to be noted on the initial and annual statements.” Id. § 3500.17(o). A failure to comply with the requirements under § 3500.17 “shall constitute a violation of section 10(d) of RESPA.” Id. § 3500.17(m)(l). Section 3500.17 of the regulations also states that “the Secretary shall assess a civil penalty” for violations. Id. The parties do not dispute that the five-dollar monthly payment is a “discretionary payment” within the meaning of the regulations and that the Hardys joined the “Shoppers Advantage” program and agreed to that “discretionary payment” being added to their monthly mortgage payment.
The Hardys argue that Regions’ failure to note the five-dollar monthly payment on the escrow account statements, and, thus, its failure to comply with regulation § 3500.17(o) is a violation of RESPA § 6. We disagree. First, the regulations ex[*1360] plicitly state that failure to comply with § 3500.17 is a violation of RESPA § 10, not a violation of RESPA § 6. 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17(m)(1). Regulation § 3500.17 and RESPA § 10 both detail the items that a lender must disclose in an escrow account statement. See, e.g., id. § 3500.17(a), (g)-(j), (o); 12 U.S.C. § 2609(c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A). Section 6, on the other hand, does not address the requirements of escrow account statements. See generally 12 U.S.C. § 2605. [1]
No private right of action exists for the harm alleged by the Hardys. Failure to comply with regulation § 3500.17(o) is a violation of RESPA § 10, and RESPA explicitly states that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development enforces violations of § 10. 12 U.S.C. § 2609(d)(1). The regulations also provide that “the Secretary shall assess” the penalties. 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17(m)(1). “The express provision of one method of enforcing a substantive rule suggests that Congress intended to preclude others.” Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275, 290, 121 S.Ct. 1511, 1521-22, 149 L.Ed.2d 517 (2001); see also Collins v. FMHA-USDA 105 F.3d 1366, 1367-68 (11th Cir.1997) (finding no “implied private civil remedy” under 12 U.S.C. § 2604(c) because, among other reasons, other provisions of RESPA explicitly provided for private civil remedies but § 2604(c) did not, and stating “[t]hat ... indicates Congress did not intend such a remedy for § 2604(c) violations.”).
The Hardys also allege that Regions and Cendant conspired to violate § 3500.17(o) of the regulations. Because no private right of action exists for the substantive claim that the Hardys allege, their conspiracy claim also necessarily fails.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, we affirm the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings against the Hardys.
AFFIRMED.
. We note that RESPA § 6 does contain a subsection addressing escrow accounts and the timing of payments from escrow accounts. See 12 U.S.C. § 2605(g). The Hardys argue that the Secretary's assertion that 24 C.F.R. § 3500.17 “establishes escrow accounting procedures under Sections 6(g) and 10” of RESPA demonstrates that § 3500.17(o) was enacted pursuant to RESPA § 6. See 59 Fed. Reg. 53890, 53890 (Oct. 26, 1994). This argument is misplaced. Section 3500.17 addresses a range of regulatory concerns, most of which fall under RESPA § 10, but one of which falls under RESPA § 6(g). Notably, § 3500.17(k) addresses the timing of escrow account payments as set out in RESPA § 6(g). By contrast, § 3500.17(o) regulates the disclosure of discretionary payments in escrow account statements, a matter detailed in RESPA § 10(c)(2). Congress unambiguously designated authority to the Secretary to enact disclosure regulations under RESPA § 10, not § 6(g). Therefore, the Secretary's authority to promulgate § 3500,17(o) necessarily must come from RESPA § 10.