Green Tree Servicing entered into a $48 million legal settlement with the CFPB and Federal Trade Commission last week after being accused of botching loan modifications on servicing transfers and harassing and threatening overdue borrowers. In addition to coughing up the $48 million, the nonbank will pay an additional $15 million penalty for what the CFPB called its “illegal” actions. The settlement, ironically, came just a few days after Green Tree – a subsidiary of the publicly traded Walter Investment – was given top grades by Fannie Mae for customer service and foreclosure prevention activities. To make amends, not only must the company compensate borrowers, but it will face “rigorous servicing transfer” requirements from regulators. In a statement on the settlement, the ...