The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Thrift Supervision announced today a settlement with the 14 largest U.S. mortgage servicers including Bank of America, Citibank, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Bank, PNC, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo.

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Thrift Supervision announced a separate settlement with 14 mortgage servicers including Bank of America, Citigoup, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Bank, PNC, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo that was little more than a slap on the wrist.

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Thrift Supervision have spent the past few days completing the settlement, and the good news for homeowners is that the 14 servicers have agreed to pay back homeowners for losses from foreclosures or loans that were mishandled.

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Each country whose currency is a CLS participant has to adopt laws recognizing the finality of settlement.

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Capital One, in its own release, acknowledged the settlement with CFPB and with the Comptroller of the Currency.

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