Sunny S. Huo

Sunny Huo is a Member who specializes in the defense of mortgage lenders both in California and nationwide.

Mr. Huo has extensive experience defending class actions and unfair/deceptive practices lawsuits. He also provides guidance on mortgage lending compliance issues such as RESPA, TILA, and FCRA.

Mr. Huo is Co-Chair of the California Mortgage Bankers Association’s Residential Legal Services Committee, and is also a contributing author to the Consumer Financial Services Law Report. He has spoken at both CMBA and MBA conferences on various topics of interest to mortgage lenders. He is also the co-founder of the REGListServ professional networking group.

Mr. Huo will be co-hosting a newcomers’ roundtable to discuss HMDA, FCRA, ECOA, and FACTA issues at the MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference in DC this September.

Recent Professional Activity

Mr. Huo was a panelist at the 41st Annual Bank Counsel Seminar on the topic of "Financial Institution Litigation" (San Francisco, California, February 2008).

Author, "Does the Consumers' Legal Remedy Act Apply to Financial Transactions" (The Corporate Counselor, Winter 2008).

Mr. Huo addressed the Mortgage Banker's Association Legal Issues in Mortgage Technology Conference on the topic of "Outsourcing and Other Hot Topics in Law and Technology"
(November 2007).

Mr. Huo addressed the Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education 2007 Class Action Litigation Conference on the topic of recent developments surrounding the class certification of UCL and CLRA claims (Costa Mesa, California, November 2007).

Mr. Huo addressed the 2007 CMBA Western States Legislative, Regulatory & Compliance Conference (November 2007).

Mr. Huo addressed the California Mortgage Bankers Association at the Legislative Regulatory & Compliance Conference on the topic of "Effective Management and Resolution of Consumer Complaints" (Irvine, California, November 2006).

Mr. Huo and Patricia McClaran addressed the California Mortgage Bankers Association regarding the FACT Act and recent changes in case law as affects the mortgage banking industry (Irvine, November 2005).