Judge Trims Couple’s Claims Over RESPA Violations, Consumer Fraud

Mealey's (January 31, 2020, 11:59 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on Jan. 29 granted in part Wells Fargo Bank N.A.’s motion to dismiss a couple’s lawsuit accusing it of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Illinois Consumer Fraud Act (ICFA), holding that some of the lender’s actions did not violate the acts (Andy Weiss, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., No. 19 C 4947, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14509)....