Federal Judge Dismisses FDCPA, DTPA Claims, Finds No Factual Support

Mealey's (September 18, 2018, 12:30 PM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas federal judge on Sept. 17 granted motions filed by two lenders to dismiss claims for wrongful foreclosure, violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Texas law, holding that borrowers failed to respond to the motions and did not submit any sufficient factual allegations in support of their claims (Artist Thornton, et al. v. Ditech Financial LLC, et al., No. 2:18-CV-156, S.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157581)....