FDCPA Claim May Proceed In Mortgage Debt Collection Lawsuit, Judge Rules

Mealey's (May 26, 2021, 12:56 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on May 24 ruled that a loan servicer and a law firm retained by the loan servicer to collect on a mortgage loan debt are partially entitled to summary judgment on claims that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Pennsylvania’s consumer protection statute because genuine issues of material fact exist as to most of a borrower’s debt collection claim....