District Court’s Dismissal Of Borrower Claims In Debt Collection Suit Affirmed

Mealey's (April 9, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal district court did not err in dismissing a borrower’s claims for fraud, negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) and violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) against his mortgage loan servicer and others because the borrower waived or failed to sufficiently plead the elements of those claims, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 9 in affirming....