FDCPA Provides No Basis For Restraining Order, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 12, 2018, 1:30 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Sept. 11 refused to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent a foreclosure, holding that borrowers failed to give proper notice of the request to lenders and a loan servicer and that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provided no basis for restraint (Roger Havranek, et al. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, No. 18-5734, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154762)....