Loan Servicer Can Face Liability Under FDCPA For Charging Speedpay Fees

(March 9, 2020, 10:16 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on March 2 refused to dismiss a woman’s lawsuit accusing her loan servicer of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when charging a Speedpay fee for making payments on her mortgage loan over the phone or online, finding that the charging of the fees is not permitted by law (Sheryl Glover v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, No. 20-cv-80053, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38701)....