The Eleventh Circuit in Helman v. Bank of America, 15-13672, – Fed. Appx.– (11th Cir. April 12, 2017) concluded that the least sophisticated consumer would not be misled that it was personally liable for a discharged debt where the monthly statements sent by the debtor’s bank contained a statement that…
Read More »U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held in Hahn v. Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1:16-cv-06908 (Mar. 3, 2017) that the foreclosure of real estate is not an attempt to collect a debt under the FDCPA and a law firm that proceeds with foreclosure despite a pending bankruptcy…
Read More »In Dyck O’Neal, Inc. v. Ward, No. 2D15-2989 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 27, 2017) a Florida Appellate court found that a creditor need not comply with Section 559.715 of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) when attempting to enforce a final foreclosure judgment. In this case, after the…
Read More »In Green v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, No. 15-CV-513-JDP (W.D. Wis. Jan. 18, 2017) the court granted summary judgment on Plaintiff’s FDCPA claims because, despite the fact that some of the communications contained errors, including that Plaintiffs’ were past due on their loans, the purpose of the communications were not…
Read More »A federal court in Virginia held in Lovegrove v. Brock & Scott, PLLC, No. 2:16CV418 (E.D. Va. Jan. 17, 2017) that a Plaintiff’s knowledge of his bankruptcy discharge was critical in determining whether a communication from a debt collector was an attempt to collect a debt under the FDCPA. In…
Read More »Notices sent by loan server advising mortgagor who was discharged in Bankruptcy, and that she we would be responsible for the costs of replacement coverage, were not attempts to collect a debt under the FDCPA. In Burns v. Seterus, Inc., No. 16-CV-06638 (W.D.N.Y. Jan. 11, 2017) the mortgage servicer sent…
Read More »The Plaintiff in Garrison v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., No. 616CV978ORL37DCI (M.D. Fla. Jan. 10, 2017) alleged that her mortgage loan servicer violated the FDCPA and the Florida collection practices act by, among other things, attempting to collect a debt the servicer knew was time-barred. The court held that the…
Read More »Plaintiff’s FDCPA complaint in Benali v. AFNI, Inc., No. CV 15-3605-BRM-DEA (D.N.J. Jan. 4, 2017) asserted two causes of action: a violation of § 1692e by including in a collection letter a false and deceptive reference to a processing fee for payments made electronically and a violation of § 1692f(1)…
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