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Illinois App. Court (1st Dist) Rejects Challenge to Foreclosure Affidavit Based on Reliance on Prior Servicer’s Records

The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently upheld a trial court’s order granting a mortgagee's motion for summary judgment, judgment of foreclosure, sale, and order confirming the foreclosure sale.

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Notice of Trustee’s Sale Does Not Accelerate Debt, Foreclosure Not Time-Barred

The Supreme Court of Arizona recently held that recording a notice of trustee's sale, by itself, is not an affirmative act that accelerates the debt. Therefore, the Court held, the foreclosure at issue in the notice of trustee's sale in this case was not time-barred.

Illinois App. Court (1st Dist) Rejects Challenge to Foreclosure Based on Supposedly Unapplied Payments

The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently affirmed a trial court’s order confirming a judicial sale of real property collateral following a mortgage foreclosure, as well as the trial court’s denial of the borrower’s motion to reconsider that order. 

8th Cir. Holds Future Advances Clause Applied to Separate Business Loans to Co-Mortgagor

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that the language of a future advances clause entitled the foreclosing mortgagee to the surplus proceeds of a condominium sale where there was an outstanding balance owed to same mortgagee on separate business loans extended to a different co-mortgagor.

Illinois App. Court (2nd Dist) Holds February 2020 Foreclosure Judgment Not Affected by COVID Moratoria

The Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, recently affirmed a trial court’s order denying a borrower’s motions to vacate a foreclosure judgment and for leave to file an untimely answer and counterclaims, and the subsequent motion to reconsider, finding the trial court’s decision did not result in substantial injustice.

4th Cir. Vacates Bankruptcy Civil Contempt Order Against Creditor, Holds Taggart Standard Applies  

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that the "no fair ground of doubt" standard established by the Supreme Court of the United States in Taggart v. Lorenzen, a case involving alleged violation of a Chapter 7 discharge order, governed civil contempt proceedings for violation of a confirmed reorganization plan under Chapter 11.