Mortgage-loan servicer didn’t violate RESPA 
Published: December 13, 2012
Tags: mortgage, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, RESPA
A mortgage-loan servicer did not violate the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act by failing to adequately respond to borrowers’ letters challenging the monthly payment due on their loan, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
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