Magistrate Judge Recommends Certifying Class For Settling Debt Collection Suit

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 10:10 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Maine — A federal magistrate judge in Maine on June 3 recommended certifying a class for borrowers who claim that a loan servicer violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect payments on defaulted mortgage loans after the borrowers discharged the debt in bankruptcy, finding that het proposed class satisfies the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (James F. Miller v. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, No. 19-cv-00016-JDL, D. Maine, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97524)....