Bank Denies Discrimination In Alleged Improper Denial Of COVID-19 Mortgage Relief

( December 4, 2024, 10:50 AM EST) -- JACKSON, Miss. — Contending that there is a complete lack of evidence of discriminatory conduct on its part, an Illinois mortgage servicer has moved a Mississippi federal court for summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a Mississippi homeowner alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) after the servicer foreclosed on her home without offering mortgage modifications sought by the homeowner after experiencing income loss due to her divorce and the COVID-19 pandemic....