FDCPA, TILA Claims Against Lender, Servicer, Were Timely, Judge Holds

Mealey's (August 13, 2018, 11:40 AM EDT) -- ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York federal magistrate judge on Aug. 8 recommended that a district court should refuse to dismiss a borrower’s claims for violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that his claims were not time-barred and, therefore, a claim for wrongful foreclosure could also proceed (George W. Romaka v. H&R Block Mortgage Corp., No. 17-CV-7411, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134793)....