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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Mortgage Servicers Class Action

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fourth Circuit rules bankruptcy discharge does not eliminate FDCPA claims on mortgage liens

On April 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion reversing in part a lower court’s dismissal. The district court dismissed a plaintiff’s (an individual) complaint against a mortgage loan servicer...more

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Eleventh Circuit FDCPA Decision Could Dramatically Affect Mortgage Servicers' Operations

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a lower court’s decision in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., 994 F.3d 1341 (11th. Cir. 2021). They affirmed that a debt...more

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Second Circuit: Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights Triggers FDCPA Disclosure Requirement

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A federal appeals court has ruled that a nonbank mortgage servicer’s notice of servicing rights transfer sent pursuant to RESPA constitutes debt collection and thus triggers mandatory FDCPA disclosures. The Second Circuit...more

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