On June 29, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an advisory opinion stating its view that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) prohibits debt collectors from collecting any amount,...more
Last month, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision regarding convenience fees in Alexander v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, 23 F.4th 370 (4th Cir. 2022), which potentially spells trouble for loan...more
Mortgage servicers and their clients have been working with a population of defaulted loans in the hundreds of thousands for the better part of the last seven years. Now, as regulatory and statutory changes have extended...more