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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: PHH Corp.
Current Parent Company: Ocwen Financial
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Penalty: $74,453,802
Year: 2017
Date: August 8, 2017
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: mortgage abuses
Mega-Scandal: Mortgage Abuses
Violation Description: PHH Corp. PHH Mortgage Corp. and PHH Home Loans agreed to pay the United States $74,453,802 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration, guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that did not meet applicable requirements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
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