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Federal Magistrate Enters Default Judgment Against Failed Bank's Officers
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal magistrate judge in California on April 1 granted default judgment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which, as the receiver for the failed County Bank of Merced,...
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SEC's Actions Investigating Madoff Shielded By Statute Exception, Panel Rules
NEW YORK - A federal district court judge did not err in dismissing a lawsuit filed by victims of Bernard L. Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme against the federal government because the Securities and...
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Debt Collector Had Right To Pull Consumer's Credit Report, 5th Circuit Rules
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge did not err in granting summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuit because a consumer failed to show that a debt collector obtained his credit report...
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Magistrate Judge Recommends Default Judgment Be Denied In Debt Collection Suit
WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal magistrate judge in Delaware on April 16 recommended that a consumer's motion for default judgment be denied because the consumer has failed to plead any of his state or...
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6th Circuit Finds Bank Is Not Liable For Its Customers' Fraud
CINCINNATI - The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 8 affirmed the dismissal of a suit filed by victims of a scheme perpetrated by Huntington National Bank customers, finding that the victims...
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10th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Student-Loan Suit Against Government
DENVER - The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 3 affirmed the dismissal of a pro se litigant's student-loan dispute with the U.S. government, finding that the plaintiff "makes no effort to...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Portions Of Suit Alleging Student Loan Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal judge in California on April 11 granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a suit in which relators alleged that a school submitted false claims for federal...
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Judge Dismisses Student Loan Debtor's Suit Against Government
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on March 28 granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in a student-loan collection suit, finding that a debtor did not show that the DOE's...
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Federal Judge Denies Student Loan Debtor's 'Discharge' Request
GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge in Maryland on April 1 dismissed a suit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in which a student loan debtor seeks a "discharge" from his debts, finding that...
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4th Circuit Rejects Loan Servicers' Appeal Of Arbitration Denial
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 11 affirmed a district court's dismissal of a petition to compel arbitration of state law claims brought by borrowers against "payday"...
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Federal Judge Allows Debt-Collection Suit To Proceed
FLINT, Mich. - A federal judge in Michigan on April 12 allowed a consumer's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Michigan Occupational Code (MOC) claims against a collection agency to stand,...
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Consumers' Debt-Collection Allegations Fall Short, Federal Judge Rules
BALTIMORE - A federal judge in Maryland on April 16 dismissed a putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because, among other reasons, a debt...
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Judge: Rule 68 Offer Of Judgment Does Not Moot Debt Collection Suit
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on April 10 ruled that a debt collector's Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 offer of judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit does not...
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Federal Judge Denies Stay In Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge in California on April 12 denied a consumer's motion to stay the judge's ruling on a motion for summary judgment pending the conclusion of discovery in a Fair Debt...
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Judge Allows Discovery To Proceed In Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Suit
NEW YORK - A federal magistrate judge in New York on April 11 granted a consumer's motion to conduct discovery in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit even though the debt collector had...
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Consumer's Federal Debt Collection Law Claims Are Time-Barred, Judge Rules
CHICAGO - Dismissal of a consumer's complaint against a debt collector for alleged violations of state and federal debt collection laws is proper because the consumer's federal claims are time-barred...
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Judge Rules That Consumer's Debt Collection Claims Must Be Arbitrated
DETROIT - A consumer must argue her Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims before an arbitrator because those claims are covered by an arbitration clause in a credit card agreement, a...
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Debt Collector Entitled To Bona Fide Error Defense, Judge Rules
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit against a debt collector is proper because the defendant has shown that its failure to include certain...
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Judge Won't Certify Class Challenging Collection Practices Of Debt Collector
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Illinois on April 12 denied a consumer's motion to certify three classes of plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit challenging the collection practices of a debt collector,...
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Federal Judge Keeps Wells Fargo In MedCap Ponzi Scheme Suit
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal judge in California on April 2 declined Wells Fargo NA's request to dismiss consolidation class action claims alleging that it breached its contract by giving noteholders'...
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