Franklin Credit Management Corp. v. Nefflen

This appeal arises from a dispute between Franklin Credit Management Corporation (“Franklin”), appellant, and Fred Nefflen, appellee, regarding the enforcement of a settlement agreement. In April 2010, Mr. Nefflen filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Frederick County alleging that Franklin, the company servicing his mortgage, had violated the terms of a settlement agreement entered into by the parties in June 2009 pertaining to the mortgage. After Franklin failed to file responsive pleadings and a default hearing was held, which Franklin did not attend, the circuit court entered a…