9th Circuit: Fraud, Negligence Claims May Be Timely In Loan Payoff Confusion Case

(March 11, 2024, 2:53 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A mortgagor may proceed with claims for fraudulent omission and negligence against a loan servicer whom he alleges told him a loan was discharged due to a regulatory settlement and then later came back to collect on the loan, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, partially reversing dismissal of the claims without leave to amend due to the statute of limitations after finding that those two claims may be timely....