1st Circuit Upholds Ruling Finding Woman’s Suit Over Predatory Loan Untimely

Mealey's (January 21, 2020, 2:24 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A woman’s lawsuit accusing her current mortgage lender and loan servicer of violating the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and the Massachusetts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was properly dismissed as untimely, a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 17, holding that her claims originated when the loan was consummated (Mary Kathryn O’Brien v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., et al., No. 19-1143, 1st Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 14599)....