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Nationwide Class Action Filed Against Bank of America Over Alleged Force-Placed Insurance Practices

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New York, NY: On May 13, 2011, Plaintiff Kent Farmer filed a class action lawsuit against Bank of America and Balboa Insurance Company in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Bank of America routinely "force places" exorbitantly priced Balboa hazard insurance on borrowers with lapsed hazard insurance.

According to the complaint, Bank of America has a pre-existing agreement with its affiliate insurer, Balboa, whereby Balboa agrees to issue forced placed insurance at a premium cost to homeowners. The Balboa insurance is often issued months after the borrower' original insurance lapsed. Bank of America allows Balboa to backdate the policies to the date of the lapse itself, forcing homeowners to insure against the past.

The class action complaint seeks relief on behalf of Farmer and other borrowers across the country, who have been similarly affected by Bank of America' alleged conduct. The complaint asserts that Bank of America and Balboa committed fraud, breached their contracts with their customers, and were unjustly enriched by their unlawful practices.
 

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Last updated May 21 2020

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When we bought our home flood insurance was not needed. We had a crawl space under the house, which was 4 ft. high. No way water would ever affect us. After nine years with no problem, Bank of America told us to get flood insurance. We were fighting it, when they went ahead and charged us $1,500 a year. it was not needed and caused the house payment to go way up. We lost our home a year later.

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