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Timing is Everything: 11th Circuit Finds Loss Mitigation Application Untimely

Consumer Financial Services Law

Ocwen Loan Servicing, the court considered whether the mortgage servicer had an obligation to evaluate a loss mitigation application when, at the time the completed application was submitted, a foreclosure sale was scheduled to occur in two days. Ocwen Loan Servicing, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 18264 (11 th Cir.

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New CFPB Consent Decree May Highlight Loss Mitigation Issues for 2021

Collection Industry News

The clear priority is helping consumers avoid foreclosure, a risk we know will continue throughout 2021. The lengthy consent decree covers loss mitigation conduct from 2014 through 2018, years in the past. Some borrowers suffered improper foreclosure activity as a result. 12 C.F.R. §§ 1024.41(b)(2)(i)(B), b)(2)(i)(B).

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What Are “Actual Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

Jimerson Firm

8:13-CV-00567-T-27AEP, 2014 WL 55016, at *2 (M.D. 7, 2014) (holding plaintiff was not entitled to actual damages for mental anguish because she failed to supply any competent evidence, such as medical records or expert testimony, that would support her claim). 3:13-CV-163-J-39PDB, 2014 WL 2987702, at *2 (M.D. July 2, 2014).

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11th Cir. Reiterates That TILA Periodic Statements May Violate FDCPA

Collection Industry News

The appeal arose from a lawsuit brought by two Florida homeowners (“Debtors”) against their home loan servicer (“Servicer”) for alleged violations of the FDCPA and Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act. After defaulting on their home loan, a foreclosure suit was instituted. to be paid in one year. to be paid in one year.

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A Debtor’s Silence May Waive its Right to Enforce its Rights?under a Confirmed Plan of Reorganization

ABI

4] The court approved Parkland’s modification to its Plan of Reorganization stating that if Bridgeview successfully bid on the Artesian Property in a foreclosure sale, Bridgeview would finance Parkland’s purchase of it from the creditor. [5] 6] The foreclosure sale took place and Bridgeview’s nominee purchased the property. [7].

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CFPB Enters into Consent Orders with Citibank Subsidiaries Over Mortgage Servicing Practices

Consumer Financial Services Law

Under Reg X, loss mitigation option means “ an alternative to foreclosure offered by the owner or assignee of a mortgage loan that is made available through the servicer to the borrower.” 12 CFR 1024.31. The Wrong Way. Credit Reporting Policies Need to be Consistent with Reg X.

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Emerging Trends In FDCPA Litigation Against Community Association Attorneys

FDCPA Defense

Determining the line between foreclosure activity and debt collection, however, can be elusive. 17- 278) was whether notices sent by a trustee as required to initiate a non-judicial foreclosure under California law violated the FDCPA. California law does not allow for a deficiency judgment following non-judicial foreclosure.