Severson and Werson

Suzanne Hankins is member in the firm’s Irvine office, specializing in the representation of retail, wholesale, and warehouse mortgage lenders defending against borrower complaints and prosecuting asset recovery litigation.

Ms. Hankins prosecutes repurchase obligations based upon lender-broker purchase and sale agreements and fraud in the loan origination, and has specific experience in pursuing claims involving loan flipping and identity theft on behalf of lenders. She defends mortgage lenders on claims involving lender liability and wrongful foreclosure, and litigates lender priority claims against title insurers, mortgage brokers and borrowers.

Ms. Hankins is a member of the State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and the California Mortgage Bankers Association.

Ms. Hankins represents retail, wholesale, and warehouse mortgage lenders defending against borrower complaints and prosecution of asset recovery litigation.

Ms. Hankins specific experience includes:

Prosecution of repurchase obligations based upon lender - broker purchase and sale agreements and fraud in the loan origination. Specific experience in pursuing claims involving loan flipping and identity theft on behalf of lenders.

Defense of mortgage lenders on claims based upon lender liability and wrongful foreclosure.

Litigation of lender priority claims against title insurers, mortgage brokers and borrowers.

Biographical Information:

Education: B.A., Communications, California State University at Fullerton, 1979. Summer Law Programme, Trinity College, Cambridge University, England, 1990. J.D., with honors, Western State University College of Law, 1990. Member, Law Review.

Admitted to Practice: All California State and Federal Courts.

Professional Affiliations: State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, California Mortgage Bankers Association.

• Federal court defense of lender on borrower claims alleging violation of RICO, TILA, RESPA, fraud, negligence and emotional distress.

• Obtained summary judgment in state court for lender on borrower claims of breach of oral contract not to foreclose, fraud and negligence.

• Represented warehouse lender in pursuing title claims resulting from multi-million dollar real property flipping scheme on part of mortgage broker.

• Successfully tried equitable issues of alter ego against corporate mortgage broker which resulted in very favorable settlement on behalf of lender.

• Severson & Werson is pleased to announce Suzanne Hankins and Eric Troutman as new members of the firm.
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