Preliminary Injunction Granted In Borrower Suit Against Loan Servicer, Others

Mealey's (March 26, 2021, 1:36 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A borrower has shown that a substantial likelihood exists that he will succeed on the merits of his claims against his mortgage loan servicer and others in a lawsuit stemming from the defendants’ denial of his request for mortgage assistance and attempted foreclosure of his property because claims the borrower brought against the defendants “can constitute unfair and deceptive acts” under Washington’s consumer protection law and “support a claim for injunctive relief,” a federal judge in Washington ruled March 25 in granting the borrower’s motion for a preliminary injunction....