The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed summary judgment in a mortgagee’s favor against borrower claims that it failed to comply with pre-foreclosure notice and filing requirements of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.
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The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, recently reversed in part and affirmed in part a trial court’s judgment sustaining the defendant loan servicer's and loan owner's demurrer (motion to dismiss) based on res judicata.
9th Cir. Holds Servicer Did Not Need to Produce Servicing Contract to Assert Federal Foreclosure Bar
9th Cir. Holds Servicer Did Not Need to Produce Servicing Contract to Assert Federal Foreclosure Bar
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a trial court’s order of summary judgment in favor of a loan servicer on claims arising from a non-judicial foreclosure sale conducted by a homeowners association on real property located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently reversed a trial court judgment in favor of a tenant and against a foreclosing lender under the Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance (KCRO).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a homeowner-borrower’s action for wrongful foreclosure, violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA), and negligent misrepresentation against his mortgagee.
The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, recently affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a mortgage servicer in a suit filed under the California Homeowner Bill of Rights seeking to enjoin foreclosure proceedings.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant homeowners association in an action brought by the plaintiff mortgagee seeking to set aside the foreclosure sale of real property in Nevada.
Lenders who purchase mortgage loans after a prior lender loses the note face significant challenges to foreclosing under the commonly accepted practice in Massachusetts. Harmonizing existing Massachusetts Supreme Court precedent with the state UCC may offer a solution.
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently affirmed the dismissal of a borrower’s complaint for a writ of mandamus and a writ of prohibition filed against the successor to trial court judges who presided over a foreclosure action in which judgment was entered against the borrower.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a borrower’s petition seeking relief under the federal All Writs Act for purported violations of the automatic bankruptcy stay in continued foreclosure proceedings and purported violations of the borrower’s rights to remove the state court proceedings to the bankruptcy court.
The Oregon Supreme Court recently held that a lien for delinquent condominium assessments has priority over a first mortgage or deed of trust, where the mortgagee fails to initiate a foreclosure action within the 90-day notice period prescribed by ORS § 100.450(7).
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, recently held that (1) a notice of default sent before a foreclosure did not accelerate the mortgage debt for statute of limitation purposes; and (2) in most circumstances, a lender decelerates mortgage debt when it voluntarily dismisses a foreclosure complaint.