Estate of Davis v. Wells Fargo Bank, 10-1549
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on January 12, 2011
| Last updated on March 21, 2019
Action for violations of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act and race discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Estate of Davis v. Wells Fargo Bank, 10-1549, concerned a plaintiff's suit against Wells Fargo Bank, which later bought her mortgage loan from the original lender whom plaintiff won a judgment against in her suit for predatory lending, and against Litton Loan Servicing, which later took over the servicing of her loan, asserting various claims including unconscionability and fraud claims under state law, as well as federal claims for violations of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) and race discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
In affirming the district court's judgment in favor of the defendants,
the court held that the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's
unconscionability claim as she has not alleged an actionable claim that
is not barred by the statute of limitations. Further, without reliance
or damages, plaintiff does not have a viable claim for fraud. The court
also held that the events that occurred within the statute of
limitations do not amount to an actionable claim under HOEPA. The court
held that, although the district court erred in dismissing plaintiff's
ECOA claim of race discrimination at the pleading stage, the error was
harmless because the defendants were entitled to summary judgment on
the merits of the race discrimination claim. Lastly, the court held
that the district court's grant of summary judgment on plaintiff's FHA
claim was proper as she failed to bring forth any admissible evidence of
racial discrimination.
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