King v. First Capital Financial Services Corp.

In these consolidated appeals from Cook County and Rock Island County, plaintiff mortgagors brought actions against defendant mortgagees alleging that defendants had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had prepared notes, mortgages, and other documents in connection with plaintiffs’ mortgage loan transactions and had unlawfully charged plaintiffs fees for those services. Plaintiffs also alleged claims for money had and received and for violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act) (815 ILCS 505/2 (West…