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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

FCC Denies TCPA Exemption for Mortgage Servicing Calls

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/30/2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied the petition filed by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) seeking an exemption from the prior express consent requirement of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

FCC’s Proposed Regulations Would Gut TCPA Exception for Debts Owed to or Guaranteed by U.S.

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/13/2016

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Act) amended the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to remove the prior express consent requirement for calls ''made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United...more

Sixth Circuit Weighs In On Prior Express Consent

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/22/2015

Under what circumstances does a person give his “prior express consent” to be contacted on his cellphone by a creditor? The Sixth Circuit recently examined that very question in Hill v. Homeward Residential, Inc., where it...more

Sixth Circuit Weighs in on TCPA “Prior Express Consent”

Burr & Forman on 8/31/2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently addressed both the timing and scope of “prior express consent” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The plaintiff in Stephen M. Hill v. Homeward...more

6th Circuit Rules Prior Express Consent Defeats Mortgagor TCPA Claim Against Lender

Carlton Fields on 8/28/2015

On August 21, the Cincinnati-based United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling in Hill v. Homeward Residential, Inc., 2015 WL 4978464 (6th Cir. August 21, 2015), and affirmed a jury verdict...more

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