Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Borrower’s FDCPA, Illinois Law Claims

Mealey's (March 28, 2018, 1:33 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A Illinois federal judge on March 26 refused to dismiss a borrower’s claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Illinois law against a lender and its property preservation firm, finding that property preservation activities in relation to the property constituted debt collection under the FDCPA (Ruben Sifuentes v. Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC, et al., No. 17-3982, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48813)....