Judge Stays Rather Than Dismisses Parallel Suit Challenging Foreclosure

Mealey's (June 26, 2020, 11:38 AM EDT) -- AKRON, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on June 22 stayed a woman’s lawsuit against her mortgage lender and loan servicer that accuses them of violating the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA), ruling that proceedings in a state court foreclosure action brought by the loan servicer years before the present suit was filed should reach its final disposition before the federal case should proceed (Magda Firestone v. CitiMortgage Inc., No. 19-cv-1539, N.D. Ohio, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108592)....