The debotr in Vogel v. McCarthy, Burgess, & Wolff, Inc., No. 17 C 6681 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2018) sued the debt collector for violating the FDCPA by failing to itemize the elements of her total debt in a collection letter. The court ruled that an unsophisticated consumer could be…
Read More »In Jones v. Lanier Fed. Credit Union, No. 2:17-CV-00282-RWS (N.D. Ga. Sept. 26, 2018) and Jones v. Piedmont Plus Fed. Credit Union, No. 1:17-CV-5214-RWS (N.D. Ga. Sept. 26, 2018) a Georgia District Court allowed claims brought by a legally blind plaintiff to proceed against credit unions because their websites denied…
Read More »The Seventh Circuit in Holcomb v. Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC, 900 F.3d 990 (7th Cir. Aug. 21 2018) reversed a district court judgment against a debt collector alleged to have violated the FDCPA rule against sending notices to a debtor it knows is represented by counsel. The Court held that…
Read More »In Schlaf v. Safeguard Prop., LLC, No. 17-2811 (7th Cir. Aug. 10, 2018) the Seventh Circuit held that the company contracted by the mortgage servicer to perform occupancy inspections of mortgaged property was not a debt collector and the door hanger it left at the property was not an attempt…
Read More »In Portalatin v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLC, No. 16-1578 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2018), an FDCPA action, the Seventh Circuit vacated a judgment based on a jury verdict of $200 in statutory damages and over $70,000 in fees and costs against a law firm. The Court held that…
Read More »The Mortgage Compliance and Transaction Program is focused on providing high quality and cost efficient legal services for mortgage lenders, investors and servicers. The Program was particularly designed to meet the needs of small and medium sized financial institutions active in the mortgage industry. The Program serves both depository institutions…
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