Mortgagees’ RESPA Claims Dismissed For Lack Of Actual, Statutory Damages Showing

(December 18, 2020, 9:53 AM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — Mortgagees have failed to sufficiently show that they suffered any damages as a result of their loan modification provider’s actions as required to state a valid claim for violation for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and as a result, each of their RESPA claims must fail, a federal judge in Florida ruled Nov. 23 (Sheila Munoz, et al. v. CitiMortgage Inc., No. 20-2311, M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 228278)....