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December 7, 2020

AG Fitch and 50 attorneys general reach $86.3 million settlement with mortgage servicer Nationstar

Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies to reach an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage. Nationstar is the country’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer. “I am pleased to join my colleagues in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to hold Nationstar Mortgage accountable for…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 7, 2020

PEER Releases Report on Mississippi’s Emergency Powers Laws, Actions Taken During COVID-19

The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled A Legal Analysis of Mississippi’s Emergency Powers Statutes and Actions Taken During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Some of the Committee’s major findings include: In its Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that when addressing emergencies, a state can adopt regulations to protect the many…