Judge Awards Loan Servicer Summary Judgment On Woman’s RESPA Claim

Mealey's (July 24, 2019, 9:55 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on July 22 granted in part a loan servicer’s motion for summary judgment, finding that while a woman could not establish that the defendant violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when offering her a loan modification, she could pursue a claim under Illinois’ Consumer Fraud Act (ICFA) (Rosalynn Walker v. Seterus Inc., No. 17 C 7194, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121068)....