Judge Partially Dismisses FDCPA Claim, Allows Amendment Of Fee Allegations

Mealey's (April 26, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania federal judge on April 24 partially denied a motion to dismiss claims asserted by borrowers against a bank and loan servicer, holding that part of their claim for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) could proceed, but that they must amend their claim under a Pennsylvania loan interest law to show that they actually paid the bank excessive fees (Thomas E. Owens, et al. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, et al., No. 18-1421, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69663)....