When pursuing a RESPA claim against one’s mortgage loan servicer, it is essential for attorneys to note that it is judges, not disgruntled plaintiffs, who decide whether a party is in violation of a statute. In a Texas case involving a failed attempt to modify a mortgage and an unanswered borrower inquiry, a judge was not too pleased that the plaintiffs’ counsel seemed to have made up the judge’s mind on his behalf.
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