RESPA, FDCPA Claims Dismissed From Borrower Lawsuit Over Fees Charged

(May 19, 2022, 5:02 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Dismissal of a borrower’s class claims against his mortgage loan servicer for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is necessary because the borrower has failed to sufficiently plead that the loan servicer charged him any improper or unauthorized charges stemming from his default on his mortgage loan, a federal judge in Florida ruled May 10 in granting the loan servicer’s motion to dismiss...