Proofs of Claim, the Statute of Limitations and the FDCPA

By Lance E. Olsen, Managing Partner Northwest, McCarthy Holthus LLP (Seattle, WA)

https://considerchapter13.org/2013/05/12/the-question-of-standing-and-how-to-prove-you-belong/

In the decade that has passed since the widely held start of the housing crisis, home loan servicing practices, and the risks associated with those practices, have continued to evolve at a rapid pace. In the past, the risks associated with the filing of a proof of claim did not typically . . .

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