In a suit brought against Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, the borrowers alleged that Carrington violated the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act (MCDCA), which largely incorporates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) by charging $5 convenience fees to borrowers who paid monthly mortgage bills online or by phone.
The Fourth Circuit found that, in denying her Social Security Disability claim, the Administrative Law Judge had erred by misreading the severity findings in two of the three medical opinions and also erred by failing to consider each of the factors listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527(c) before affording only negligible weight to Triplett’s treating physician’s medical opinion.
In split decision, the Fourth Circuit (following the similarly split decision from the 5th Circuit) held that the 2018 increase in fees paid by chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee Program applies to pending cases and violates neither due process nor the "uniform bankruptcy" clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Heinz and Susan Georg refinanced their home, which was owned by them as tenants by the entireties, with First Horizon. Only Mr. Georg was, however, listed as a borrower on the mortgage note and, more consequentially, as a grantor on the Deed of Trust. Old Republic, believing that both Georgs signed the Deed of Trust, issued title insurance to First Horizon.
