Homeowners may seek to stop a non-judicial foreclosure if the lender fails to comply with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s servicing requirements, according to a California appeals court. In Pfeiffer v. Countrywide Home Loans, the plaintiffs sued to halt foreclosure proceedings that the lender initiated after the FHA mortgage went into defThe complaint alleged that Countrywide failed to provide the borrowers the 30-day advance notice required by the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act or to conduct a face-to-face interview, which HUD requires prior to initiating foreclosure proceedings. In addition to the injunction, the plaintiffs ...