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

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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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A Day Late and a Dollar Short: A Mortgagee’s Obligations and Best Practices Upon Receipt of Short Loan Payoff Funds

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In the ever-evolving world of mortgage lending, a scenario often arises where a borrower refinances their existing mortgage with a new lender, but the payoff funds tendered by the new lender are less than the full amount...more

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4th Circuit: Borrower Must Return Loan Proceeds After Rescission Despite Lender’s Failure to Meet TILA Requirements

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Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that a mortgage servicer’s failure to provide a required disclosure informing borrowers of their three-day right to rescind the loan under the Truth in...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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Sixth Circuit Offers Perspective on Federal Removal and Wrongful Foreclosure in Mortgage Litigation

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In Beasley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2018 WL 3478882 (6th Cir. July 19, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit provided clarification on certain aspects of removing a case from state court to federal...more

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Fourth Circuit Asked to Rule on Whether Mortgage Retroactively Incorporates Federal Servicing Requirements

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A recent appeal to the Fourth Circuit may shed light on whether Virginia borrowers can assert federal mortgage servicing requirements as a defense to foreclosure when the mortgage instrument pre-dates the federal requirement....more

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Third DCA Rejects 57.105 Attorney’s Fees Where Plaintiff Failed to Prove Standing

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On March 1st, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal affirmatively held that a mortgage holder who fails to prove its standing to foreclose is not liable to a defendant borrower for prevailing party attorney’s fees. The...more

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New Case Poses Threat to Mortgage Servicers in Bankruptcies

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A new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit poses a serious threat to mortgage companies that service mortgages of chapter 13 debtors. Mortgage servicers should be aware of the case's implications and...more

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Florida Court Confirms Substantial Compliance Standard Concerning Foreclosures

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The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently issued a long-awaited opinion in Green Tree Servicing v. Milam. Until this decision, the district courts in Florida had not spoken directly on the issue of whether strict...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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Sixth Circuit Holds that a Business Entity Is a "Person" for Purposes of FDCPA's Enforcement Provision

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a limited liability company (“LLC”) constitutes a “person” within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA or the “Act”), in Anarion Investments LLC v....more

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Yet Another Florida Court Rejects Unpopular Decision on Statute of Limitations for Mortgage Foreclosure, But This Time it’s...

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With its decision up on re-hearing, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal may be rethinking its decision in Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Beauvais, No. 3D14-575, 2014 WL 7156961 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 17, 2014). In...more

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Limited Liability Company Can Sue as “Person” Under FDCPA, Sixth Circuit Rules

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A limited liability company is a “person” that can file a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled. In Anarion Investments LLC v. Carrington...more

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Florida Court of Appeals Reverses Foreclosure of Reverse Mortgage by Expanding the Definition of “Borrower” to Include Surviving...

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Home equity conversion mortgages, commonly known as “reverse mortgages” are popular loan products in Florida. In order to foreclose on a reverse mortgage, the lender generally must allege that all conditions necessary to...more

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Burr Commentary: Third District Court of Appeal Adds to List of Solutions to Prior Servicer Business Records Issue

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In Bank of America, N.A., v. Delgado, et al., 3D13-910 (Fla. 3d DCA May 6, 2015) the Third District Court of Appeal offered some relief to banks and loan servicers still reeling from the effects of Hunter v. Aurora Loan...more

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Sanity in Florida? New Ruling Sheds Some Light on the Business Records Exception

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On May 6, 2015, Florida's Third District Court of Appeal finally weighed in on an important tactic relied on by servicers in residential foreclosure actions. In Bank of America, N.A. v. Delgado, No. 3D13-910 (Fla. 3d DCA May...more

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Servicer Foreclosing in Own Name Must Establish Standing and Ratification by Real Party in Interest

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In Russell v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC, 40 Fla. L. Weekly D967a (Fla. 2d DCA Apr. 24, 2015), Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal added to the emerging line of case law regarding the proof required to establish standing...more

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