U.S. Army Dentist's Suit Accuses BofA Of Violating Sevicemember's Rights When Foreclosing On Her Home While On Active Duty

In Los Angeles, California, KNBC-TV Channel 4 reports:

• For two years, U.S. Army reservist Diana Zschaschel has been fighting foreclosure against the West Los Angeles condo she shared with her husband, citing the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which protects active military personnel from financial hardship while on duty.
  
  Zschaschel and husband Paul Garcia have filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, which claims was exempt from abiding by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act because Zschaschel wasn’t eligible for the protection at the time.

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• The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act protects active military personnel from financial hardship while on duty and specifically denies banks the ability to foreclose on a property during that time.
  
  Zschaschel said she's willing "to embarrass myself and expose my personal situation to help other people going through the same thing. Because it sucks."
  
  In a statement to NBC4, Bank of America said it checked Zschaschel’s status with the Department of Defense. Because she was in her two-week training, the bank said, the U.S. Army dentist was not considered active military and therefore she did not qualify for the benefits.
  
  An NBC4 investigation into the code found that "active duty" does include training, a point now under scrutiny in the lawsuit filed by Zschaschel against the bank.

For more, see Citing Federal Protection, Army Dentist Fights Foreclosure (U.S. Army reservist Diana Zschaschel has filed suit against Bank of America, which claims she was not eligible for federal protection while a foreclosure went through).