Legal Opinion
Farris v. Jefferson Bank (In Re Farris)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 1996No. 15-15017PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANE WEISS SIGMUND, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the complaint (“Complaint”) of Debtor, Barbara Farris (“Debt- or”), objecting to the proof of claim filed by Jefferson Bank (“Jefferson”). 1 Debtor seeks to have this Court disallow Jefferson’s claim in its entirety as violative of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691, et seq. (“ECOA”). 2
For the reasons stated herein, we find both for and against the Debtor, in part, with respect to the alleged ECOA violations by Jefferson. Although we conclude that Debt- or failed to sustain her burden of proving that Jefferson…
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