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Illinois Passes Bill Prohibiting Collection of Coerced Debt

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On May 22, Illinois House Bill 3352 passed the Illinois legislature and now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature. This bill amends the Illinois Collection Agency Act to provide an individual a way to avoid liability for a...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Equitable Fairness: Court Denies Lender’s Routine Motion for Summary Judgment In Commercial Foreclosure Action Finding Issues of...

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court in Queens County denied lender’s motion for summary judgment and appointment of a referee to compute in a foreclosure action, finding triable issues of fact, underscoring the importance...more

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Court Rules Eviction Proceedings are Not Debt Collection under FDCPA

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The United States Court for the Western District of Virginia recently granted a foreclosure firm’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the firm’s representation of a lender did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023

In December, the CFPB brought a series of three separate enforcement actions against several financial services companies alleging a range of violations of federal consumer protections laws....more

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Eleventh Circuit rules consumers can recover statutory damages for willful FCRA violations without proving actual damages

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Joining every other circuit to address the same issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that a consumer does not have to prove actual damages to recover statutory damages for willful...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 28, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Res Judicata: res judicata did not apply where later foreclosure action was based on different period of default than the prior action on same loan - Bullock v. Bayview Loan Servicing,...more

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