United States of America et al v. Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation et al

  1. August 11, 2015

    Whistleblowers In Taylor Bean Case Blast Atty's Fee Claim

    The attorney trying to claim almost half of two whistleblowers' proceeds following a $320 million False Claims Act settlement Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Home America Mortgage Inc. reached with the federal government has failed to prove he should be given that amount, the relators told a Georgia federal court Monday.

  2. March 30, 2015

    Relators Dispute Atty Fee Bid Over $320M FCA Mortgage Deal

    Two relators in a False Claims Act row involving Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Home America Mortgage Inc. have hit back at their former counsel's claim to fees stemming from a $320 million settlement, urging a Georgia federal judge to invalidate a lien on their share of the deal.

  3. March 09, 2015

    Atty Defends Fee Bid In $320M Taylor Bean FCA Row

    An attorney on Friday urged a Georgia federal judge to deny his former partners' bid to invalidate his claim for fees from a $320 million settlement in a False Claims Act row against Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Home America Mortgage Inc., blaming it on "a nasty law firm breakup."

  4. January 06, 2014

    Taylor Bean, Home America Settle FCA Suit For $320M

    Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Home America Mortgage Inc. have agreed to pay more than $320 million to settle a False Claims Act whistleblower suit alleging they falsified loan applications to secure federally funded insurance for home loans that ultimately defaulted, plaintiffs' attorneys announced Monday.

  5. October 07, 2013

    Ex-Mortgage Co. CEO Wants Taylor Bean Fraud Case Tossed

    The former head of a bankrupt mortgage company that fed home loans to defunct firm Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. on Monday said a whistleblower suit alleging he defrauded federal mortgage insurance programs should be dismissed because he did not directly deal with the government.

  6. August 05, 2013

    Accountant Must Yield Tax Docs In Taylor Bean FCA Case

    A Georgia magistrate judge on Monday ordered the accountant of an owner of a bankrupt mortgage company who also had a stake in Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. to produce tax documents for a False Claims Act suit over bogus applications for federal mortgage guarantees, finding no accountant-client privilege applied.