United States Third Circuit

The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act(RESPA) does not include a cause of action for overcharges imposed by a mortgage broker for settlement services rendered in connection with a mortgage loan; however, RESPA does provide a cause of action for markups imposed by a broker in this situation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/01/2004
• Decided 08/04/2005
• Published 08/04/2005

Judges

• ROTH, Circuit Judge., Before ROTH and CHERTOFF  Circuit Judges, and IRENAS,Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. Spencer, (Argued), Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, New York, NY, for Appellant., Christine N. Kohl, (Argued), Michael J. Singer, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Amicus-USA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles L. Becker, (Argued), Robert A. Nicholas, Kevin M. Toth, Reed Smith, Philadelphia, PA, James C. Martin, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.