5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Title And TILA Claims Against Lenders

Mealey's (February 1, 2017, 2:58 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 23 affirmed a district court's decision to grant summary judgment in favor of several mortgage lenders, finding that the borrowers did not hold superior title to the home and that their claim for violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) was time-barred (Andrew Antony, et al. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., et al., No. 16-20378, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1127)....