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Eleventh Circuit Addresses Potential Conflict Between FDCPA and TILA, Holds That Debt Collector Must Comply With Both

On July 1, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published decision in Lamirand v. Fay Servicing LLC that addressed an asserted conflict between the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Truth in...more

Practical Issues for Transitioning to a Post-Pandemic Workplace [Video]

On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published long-awaited updates to its guidance on EEO-related issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the EEOC's updated...more

[Webinar] Practical Issues for Transitioning to a Post-Pandemic Workplace - June 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published long-awaited updates to its guidance on EEO-related issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the EEOC’s updated...more

More Is Not Merrier: Eleventh Circuit Sends Message to Debt Collectors Using Third-Party Vendors

The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Management Services Inc. has already changed the status quo in the debt collection industry, as the court itself predicted. Whether it will lead to any...more

[Webinar] Florida’s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act - October 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Florida’s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (UCRERA) went into effect on July 1, 2020, clarifying the standards for appointment of a receiver for commercial real estate and the receiver’s powers and...more

Florida’s New Receivership Act Offers Some Clarity for Commercial Real Estate Stakeholders

Florida’s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (UCRERA) went into effect on July 1, 2020, just in time to offer some clarity concerning a remedy banks and creditors may seek in light of the COVID-19 economy. A task...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 27, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Statute of Limitations & Res Judicata: trial court erred in finding that bank's foreclosure action was barred by statute of limitations and res judicata - U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, etc. v....more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending May 18 & 25, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Standing: bank's allegation in complaint that it acquired loan and possessed both legal and beneficial interest in note and mortgage prior to filing complaint, coupled with the subsequent...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 11, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Summary Judgment: incorporation of an affirmative defense by referencing “previously filed pleadings” does not obviate movant’s obligation to comply with particularity requirements mandated by rule...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending April 6 & 13, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Lis Pendens: lawsuit to foreclose mortgage on real property is an action "founded on a duly recorded instrument" - National American Home, LLC v Deutsche Bank Nat. Trust Co., Case No. 4D17-2614 (Fla....more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 23, 2018

Foreclosure / Amendments to Conform to Evidence: trial court erred in allowing Wells Fargo to amend its complaint during trial to conform to evidence presented of two unpled modification agreements – Tracey v. Wells Fargo...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending March 9 & 16, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Condition Precedent: trial court properly rejected motion to dismiss for failure to satisfy condition precedent of pre-litigation non-binding arbitration, required by Chapter 718, Florida Statutes,...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 2, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Standing: borrower's standing arguments failed because they were based on notion that note changed hands after it was delivered to World Savings Bank in 2007, when in fact the note...more

Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending February 16 & 23, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Breach of Contract/Damages: court erred by precluding setoff when calculating damages because purpose of award is to restore the injured party to the position it would have realized no for the other...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 12, 2018

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Standing/Foreclosure: pursuant to Florida Rule of Procedure 1.260, the assignee of a note during pendency of a foreclosure acquires standing of original plaintiff lender - Spicer v Ocwen Loan...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending December 1 & 8, 2017

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Foreclosure/Errors in Legal Description: error in legal description did not preclude judgment of foreclosure because property was sufficiently identified by accurate lot and tract, street address,...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 3 & 10, 2017

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE TITLE INSURANCE UPDATE - Misrepresentation: developer entitled to directed verdict on claims of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation asserted by condominium association...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 20, 2017

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE  TITLE INSURANCE UPDATE - Foreclosure: witness may testify as to business records of another company so long as that witness can lay proper foundation of personal knowledge...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending October 6 & 13, 2017

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE - Ad Valorem Taxes: land lease holders are considered equitable owners of land for tax purposes if land lease renews automatically and is perpetual; owners of condominium...more

Texas Court Holds FDCPA Requires Snail Mail

A debt collector runs afoul of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) if it fails to mail its response to a consumer’s request for verification of debt, ruled a Texas federal judge in Ghanta v. Immediate Credit...more

Law Enforcement Thwarts Sovereign Freeman

Copyrighting their names, “signing” with red thumbprints – we’ve seen some unusual court filings from unique individuals. But one person has apparently gone too far. It can be incredibly frustrating for a lender when a...more

CFPB Hits Credit Reporting Agency with $8 Million Penalty for FCRA Violations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) recently ordered a Florida subprime credit reporting company and its owner to pay an $8 million civil penalty and to halt illegal practices in a December 3 Consent...more

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