"By its express terms," said the Court, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act "'does not apply to ... [b]anks and loan associations regulated by federal agencies.'" Wilson v. Everbank, N.A., 77 F. Supp. 3d 1202, (S.D. Fla. 2015), quoting Fla. Stat. Section 501.212(4)(c). The Court accordingly granted a federally regulated savings and loan association's motion to dismiss a FDUTPA claim with prejudice in that lender force-placed insurance practices case.
However, the Court entertained a cornucopia of claims allegedly arising under Florida, New York, or Illinois law, some of which it left standing, including claims based on the Truth-in-Lending Act, and alleged breaches of contract and of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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