By contrast, the Court of Federal Claims does have exclusive jurisdiction over claims related to the government's failure to abide by the terms of various settlement agreements, including settlement agreements that resolve claims brought under the ECOA. See Kasarsky v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 296 F.3d 1331, 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ("Disputes involving settlement agreements are governed by contract principles."); see also Hall v. United States, 69 Fed. Cl. 51, 55-56 (Fed. Cl. 2005) (retaining jurisdiction over ECOA claim inasmuch as it alleged a breach of an ECOA settlement agreement). --------

The ECOA contains a waiver of the United States' sovereign immunity. Hall v. United States, 69 Fed. Cl. 51, 55 (Fed. Cl. 2005). That waiver permits a loan applicant who has been treated in a discriminatory manner to bring an action in United States district court.