A couple sued Countrywide Financial Corp. for alleged violations of RESPA. The borrowers alleged that the lender violated RESPA by marking up third-party services and inflating appraisal values and requested the court allow them to equitably toll their claims. These were issues of first impression for the 9th Circuit.
The appeals court declined to decide the mark-up and inflated appraisal issues until they were more fully developed in the lower court. In addition, the 9th Circuit determined that RESPA claims can be equitably tolled.
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