Judge Denies Lender’s Motion To Strike Class Claims Over Denied Modifications

Mealey's (October 22, 2019, 2:59 PM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington on Oct. 18 denied Wells Fargo N.A.’s motion to strike a couple’s class action allegations for a proposed class of Washington consumers who were wrongfully denied a loan modification as a result of a glitch in the lender’s software, finding that the bank’s request was premature at this stage of the litigation (Monty Coordes, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., No. 19-cv-0052-TOR, E.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180919)....