Foster v. PHH Mortgage

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SCOTT RYDIN FOSTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 20-cv-4230 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) PHH MORTGAGE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, home values plummeted and foreclosures spiked. Scott Foster, the relator in this qui tam case, had a front row seat at the bursting of the housing bubble. Foster is a real estate broker specializing in short sales. And his home was foreclosed upon in 2010. The complaint…