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SERVICING LITIGATION TRACK: The State of States – Servicing Litigation (Closed to Media)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
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As federal enforcement recedes, state regulators and courts are increasingly shaping the legal landscape for mortgage servicing, making state-level litigation a critical area of focus. This session explores emerging trends in state servicing lawsuits, regulatory actions, and multi-state examination efforts, offering insights into how servicers can adapt to fragmented oversight and evolving compliance expectations.

Speakers

Moderator

  • Photo of Robert R. Maddox, CMB, AMP
    Robert R. Maddox, CMB, AMP

    Partner, Bradley

    Robert represents financial institutions and mortgage companies across the United States. He has handled matters both at the pre-litigation and initial complaint filing phase as well as being employed during discovery, to depose expert witnesses and at the pre-trial phase to assist the current counsel. On the compliance side, Robert has worked with both legal and business managers for multiple clients to draft and outline procedures in response to pending or new legislation. Robert is a regular speaker at national industry conferences. He is Faculty Fellow with MBA’s School of Mortgage Banking. Robert is an Instructor in Residence at the Cumberland School of Law and an adjunct professor at Auburn University.

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    Adam Swanson

    Partner, McCarter & English, LLP

    McCarter & English, LLP, partner Adam Swanson helps consumer mortgage lending and servicing clients address legal challenges to enforcing agency and non-agency mortgages and their securitization vehicles and mitigate risk to large residential mortgage portfolios. Adam represents major industry players in claims arising from loan origination, servicing, default servicing, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, and REO properties and advises them on compliance with consumer lending regulations. RMBS industry stakeholders rely on Adam to challenge adverse laws and regulations, and to help mitigate negative impacts on multimillion-dollar RMBS portfolios. Adam is currently engaged in challenging the constitutionality of the retroactive application of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act.

  • Photo of Nanci L. Weissgold, Esq.
    Nanci L. Weissgold, Esq.

    MBA's 2025-2026 MORPAC Chair; Co-Chair, Financial Services Group, Alston & Bird, LLP

    Nanci Weissgold co-chairs Alston & Bird's Financial Services Group and advises financial institutions and financial service providers on federal and state matters relating to mortgage lending and mortgage servicing, valuation, and other consumer lending issues as part of her national regulatory compliance and enforcement practice. She is a frequent speaker and presenter at legal and industry conferences and webinars, and has published numerous articles on mortgage banking, valuation, and consumer finance related topics. Her pragmatism preparing for, and responding to, CFPB, FHA, state, and other administrative actions is highly valued by her clients. Nanci is co-leader of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Legal Issues Committee, and the 2025-2026 MORPAC Chair.

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