Judge Finds Lender’s Duty To Respond Was Not Triggered Under RESPA

(January 17, 2018, 2:18 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on Jan. 11 granted a lender’s motion to dismiss causes of action for violation of the unfair competition law (UCL), the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) and other claims, finding that a borrower’s communications about the origination of her loan did not trigger the lender’s duty to respond under RESPA (Susan Ann Feighery, et al. v. Ditech Financial LLC, No. 2:17-cv-01473, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5472)....