On November 21, 2025, The Court issued FINAL APPROVAL of the class action settlement in the lawsuit Bezek, et al., v. First Mariner Bank, Civil Action No.: 1:17-cv-02902-SAG, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (the “Lawsuit”)
The timeframe for submitting claims or objecting to the proposed settlement has expired. The Court approved the final settlement on October 13, 2025.
Per the settlement agreement, the Settlement Administrator (The Casey Group Ltd) issued checks on January 2, 2026. See the FAQ tab for information on the checks.
Please contact the Settlement Administrator at (410) 885-4038 or by email: admin@caseygroupltd.com or via U.S. mail at Settlement Administrator, Genuine Title-1st Mariner Bank Settlement, PO Box 201, Lightfoot, VA 23090-0201.
The Settlement Class includes all individuals in the United States who were borrowers on a federally related mortgage loan (as defined under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 U.S.C. § 2602) originated or brokered by 1st Mariner Bank for which Genuine Title provided a settlement service, as identified in Section 1100 on the HUD-1, between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2014 and whose HUD-1 reflects the payment of title, abstract, search and/or examination services exceeding the 80th percentile costs in their state according to the then-applicable Wells Fargo Chart.
The Settlement Class does not include any person who, during the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2014, was an employee, officer, member and/or agent of 1st Mariner Bank, Genuine Title LLC, any judicial officer who handles this case and the immediate family members of such judicial officer(s), or any person who submits a complete and valid Request for Exclusion by the Exclusion Deadline (as defined in the Settlement Agreement).