Third Circuit Bars FCRA Suit In Case Against Countrywide
August 15, 2011
In Simms Parris v. Countrywide Financial Corp., the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a consumer claim against Countrywide, ruling that the homeowner, Simms Parris, had no direct cause of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act because she did not first notify the credit reporting agency of her dispute with the lender. …