The Northern District of Indiana recently dismissed a lawsuit against a mortgagee/servicer (“Newrez”) finding three letters sent by Newrez, a debt collector, regarding lender-placed insurance did not constitute “communication…‘made in connection with the collection of any debt’” under § 1692 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Acti. Mohr v. Newrez, LLC, No. 2:19 CV 150, […]
The Northern District of Indiana recently dismissed a lawsuit against a mortgagee/servicer finding correspondence sent by the lender, a debt collector, regarding lender-placed insurance did not constitute “communication…‘made in connection with the collection of any debt’” under § 1692 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Mohr v. Newrez, LLC. (quoting 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692c(a)-(b), […]
This month the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of an FDCPA case filed by Gustav Buchholz (“Buchholz”), a debtor, against Meyer Njus Tanick, PA (“MNT”), a law firm engaged in debt collection activities. Buchholz v. Meyer Njus Tanick, PA. Buchholz was behind on payments on two credit cards, so MNT […]
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of an FDCPA case filed by Gustav Buchholz (“Buchholz”), a debtor, against Meyer Njus Tanick, PA (“MNT”), a law firm engaged in debt collection activities. Buchholz v. Meyer Njus Tanick, PA, 18-2261, 2020 WL 35431, at *1 (6th Cir. Jan. 3, 2020). Buchholz was […]
