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Tips for Loan Servicers on Defending Consumer Claims in Federal Court and Making Successful Article III Standing Challenges

Loan servicers and their counsel are often sued by consumers during contested mortgage foreclosure proceedings. The United States Supreme Court’s opinions in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins and TransUnion v. Ramirez continue to be an...more

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Eighth Circuit Vacates Defense Summary Judgment on FDCPA Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Lack of Standing

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated summary judgment for the defense on various claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because the plaintiff lacked subject matter...more

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The OCC and Illinois Attorney General File Opposing Briefs on Interchange Fee Prohibition Act

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On October 2, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in support of several banking associations’ motion for a preliminary...more

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Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Case Where the Debt was not Disputed

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A U.S. District Court in the Western District of Oklahoma recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) for lack of Article III standing, finding the plaintiff did not actually dispute the...more

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CFPB files its reply brief in support of the CFPB’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Fort Worth Chamber and transfer the case to D.D.C.

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On August 19, 2024, the CFPB filed its reply brief in support of the CFPB’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (Fort Worth Chamber) for lack of standing and, if granted, transfer the case to the...more

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Plaintiffs declare that Fort Worth Chamber is the CFPB’s “natural adversary” in their opposition brief to the CFPB’s motion to...

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On August 12, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their brief in opposition to the CFPB’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (Fort Worth Chamber) for lack of standing and if granted, transfer the case to the...more

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CFPB files motion to dismiss Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for lack of standing and if granted, renews its motion to transfer the...

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On July 29, 2024, the CFPB filed a motion to dismiss the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce as a Plaintiff for lack of standing and if granted, transfer the case to a the Federal District Court for D.C. In its brief, the CFPB...more

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Technical Violations of State Collection Practices Laws Can Lead to Class Action Liability

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If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") or its implementing rule,...more

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CFPB Moves to Dissolve Preliminary Injunction and Supplements Motion to Transfer in Credit Card Late Fee Rule Case; Court...

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of its motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction that has stayed...more

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Third Circuit Holds “Confusion, Without More” Is Not Enough to Confer Standing Under the FDCPA

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has recently underscored the fact that a plaintiff does not automatically gain Article III standing under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) simply because they are...more

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3rd Circuit finds appellant does not have FDCPA standing where only injury was confusion

On April 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that an appellant who sued a debt collector for allegedly violating the FDCPA did not have standing to bring her claim because she “failed to plead a concrete...more

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Missouri Federal Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Compliance Condition Code on Consumer Report

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A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri recently granted a defendant’s summary judgment motion in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case, holding that the plaintiff lacked standing because she did...more

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California Federal Court Rules Undated Model Debt Violation Notice Does Not Violate the FDCPA

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In March, a district court in the Eastern District of California followed other courts holding that an undated, model form debt validation notice does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Specifically,...more

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Minnesota federal court dismisses lawsuit against FDIC over NSF fee guidance

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On April 8, 2024, a Minnesota federal district court dismissed without prejudice the complaint filed by the Minnesota Bankers Association and Lake Central Bank (Plaintiffs) against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more

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Florida State Court Dismisses Letter Vendor Claim for Lack of Standing

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In Scott v. Collecto, Inc., the plaintiff filed a complaint in state court alleging a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and common law negligence based on the defendant’s use of a letter vendor to...more

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SCOTUS holds oral argument in two cases challenging Chevron deference

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On January 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the two cases in which the question presented is whether the Court should overrule its 1984 decision in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc. ...more

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Citing Recent Precedent, Third Circuit Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing Based on Informational Injury Doctrine in FDCPA Class Action

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On November 22, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision finding that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing in a putative class action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

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For Your Information: Third Circuit Rejects Article III Standing Based on Informational Injury Doctrine in FDCPA Class Action

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On October 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision rejecting a district court’s finding that the so-called informational injury doctrine established Article III standing for the named plaintiff...more

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Letter Vendor Claim Remanded to State Court for Lack of Standing

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In Moore v. Merchants & Medical Credit Corp., Inc., the plaintiff initiated litigation in state court alleging a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) based on the defendant’s use of a letter vendor to...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Holds Bank Levy Provides Basis for Standing in FDCPA Case

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On September 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the defendant’s summary judgment motion holding instead that a bank levy against the plaintiff served as a basis for standing to assert a claim...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Claim for Lack of Standing, Holding Hiring a Lawyer and Confusion is Not Enough

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a suit holding that the plaintiff had not suffered a concrete injury, and therefore, lacked standing to assert a claim under the Fair Debt...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Claim Based on Alleged Failure to Obtain Proper License for Lack of Standing

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In Valentine v. Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Fylnn LLP the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found that the plaintiff had not suffered an injury in fact and therefore lacked standing to assert a claim under...more

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Biden loan forgiveness alternatives face new challenge

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Less than six weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court held that President Biden lacked authority to advance his signature effort to forgive upwards of $430 billion in federal student loans, a new challenge has been filed to other...more

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The Importance of Having All Your Docs in a Row On a Commercial Foreclosure Summary Judgment Motion

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Like many of you, we are seeing a significant increase in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan workouts. The magnitude of the swell in distressed CRE loans remains unclear, although one thing is certain: appreciating the...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Course and Holds a Single Text Message Constitutes TCPA Standing

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The Eleventh Circuit has now joined seven other circuits in holding that receipt of unwanted text messages constitutes concrete injury for standing. On July 24, the Eleventh Circuit issued an en banc decision in Drazen v....more

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