Magistrate Recommends Trimming Claims From Suit Over Servicer's Payment Fees

(August 25, 2020, 5:32 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A federal magistrate judge in Florida on Aug. 7 recommended dismissing without prejudice a man's breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims from a lawsuit accusing his mortgage loan servicer of charging illegal payment-processing fees because they are insufficiently pleaded and found that he adequately stated a claim under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) (Pedro Garay v. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc., No. 19-23323, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142892)....