BROWN v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF COMMERCE

No. 90652-1.

359 P.3d 771 (2015)

Darlene BROWN, Appellant, and Brian A. Longworth and John Michael Lewis, Plaintiffs, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Louise Crewdson , Columbia Legal Services, Olympia, WA, John Matthew Geyman , Columbia Legal Services, Seattle, WA, Meredith O. Bruch , Northwest Justice Project, Yakima, WA, Ariel Jasmine Speser , Northwest Justice Project, Port Angeles, WA, for Appellant.

Sandra Christine Adix , Attorney General's Office/Agriculture Di., Mark Hodgeman Calkins , Attorney Generals Office, Dept. of Agriculture & Health A.g. Office, Attorney at Law, Callie Anne Castillo , WA State Attorney General Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.


¶ 1 In 2011, the legislature enacted the foreclosure fairness act (FFA), Laws of 2011, ch. 57, to amend the deeds of trust act (DTA), ch. 61.24 RCW. Under the FFA, the Department of Commerce (Department) administers a mediation program to encourage home loan modifications in lieu of foreclosures. In that program, a beneficiary...

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