Panel: Borrower’s Failure To Challenge Damages Ruling Dooms Appeal

Mealey's (January 17, 2023, 2:14 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A federal district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of a mortgage loan modification provider in a lawsuit filed by borrowers who alleged that the provider’s actions violated provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) because the borrowers failed to sufficiently plead damages and did not challenge the court’s damages ruling on appeal, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed....