Borrower Waived Right To Appeal FDCPA Claim Dismissal, Panel Rules

Mealey's (June 30, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A borrower forfeited her opportunity to appeal the dismissal of her Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims against her lender, loan servicers and a law firm stemming from the borrower’s default on her mortgage loan and subsequent foreclosure proceedings that were initiated because the borrower failed to object to a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, recommending that the claim be dismissed, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 29 in affirming....