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When you purchase a car on a loan from a bank or other creditor, you do so under an agreement that you will ensure the vehicle is protected to prevent serious losses as well as make payments with interest until the balance of the loan is paid off. However, when…

When you borrow money to attend school, you’ll need to pay it back, with interest. But what happens when you can’t make your monthly payments? After a certain amount of time, your loan will go into default, which can carry heavy consequences. To help you better understand why you should…

If you discover you’ve been the victim of identity theft, you’ll face quite a bit of uncertainty. It’s difficult to tell when someone might try to use your identity fraudulently (if they haven’t already), so you need to protect yourself. Fortunately, recovering from identity theft and defending your identity may…

Most years no FDCPA cases reach the Supreme Court. This year several have and not all of them are good ones. In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court recently ruled upon the case of Johnson v. Midland Funding, LLC, a decision that has been widely criticized by consumer-protection attorneys. The…

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri reduced an award given by a jury because the statutory damages of $500 per call would have been “obviously unreasonable and wholly disproportionate to the offense.” In Golan v. Veritas Entm’t, LLC, No. 14-0069 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 7, 2017),…

Loan Lawyers, LLC is licensed to practice law in the state of Florida. If you have a legal matter that you would like to discuss and you are NOT located in Florida, please contact your state’s Bar Association to get the information of a lawyer that can assist you in…

Our client, T. E. took out a note and mortgage with World Savings Bank, FSB on January 30, 2007. The note had a 7.0% adjustable interest rate, which would adjust every 2 weeks, based upon the “GDW” Index. The note and mortgage were industry-standard documents, however, the mortgage made a…

Mailing notices to the defendant. I’ve spoken about this issue in the past, but I feel compelled to discuss it again because of how critical it is for homeowners. Many standard mortgages contain language that dictates the obligations of each party when it comes to sending mail back and forth….

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a consumer can partially revoke consent under the TCPA. In Schweitzer v. Comenity Bank, No. 16-10498 (11th Cir. 2017), the plaintiff provided consent to call her cellular telephone number when she applied for a credit card with the defendant. After…