Borrower Tells 4th Circuit Split Servicing Duties Inconsistent With RESPA

Mealey's (December 9, 2019, 10:21 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A borrower seeking reversal of a decision dismissing his class action lawsuit against a loan servicer accused of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when failing to make a property tax payment tells the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an Oct. 31 reply brief that the statute does not support the idea of bifurcated servicing of a loan (Rodney Harrell, et al. v. Freedom Mortgage Corp., No. 19-1379, 4th Cir.)....