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Assignees Not Liable for Lender Violations of Maryland Secondary Mortgage Loan Law, Appeals Court Holds

In a decision that narrows the scope of potential liability for assignees of second mortgage loans secured by Maryland properties, the state’s intermediate appellate court recently rejected an attempt by borrowers to hold an...more

5/20/2013 - Assignees Borrowers Lender Liability Mortgages

Ballard Spahr Obtains Win for Servicers Holding Notes

The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled in Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Trustee v. Brock that a servicer possessing an original promissory note endorsed in blank — the most common type of endorsement for thousands of...more

4/12/2013 - Deutsche Bank Foreclosure Loan Servicer Mortgage-Backed Securities Mortgages

Title Insurers Not Liable For Agent's Negligence

Title insurance companies can enforce exculpatory provisions in title insurance policies that exclude liability for tort claims based on a negligent title search performed by an agent, Maryland's highest court has ruled....more

1/31/2013 - Agents Exclusionary Clauses Mortgages Negligence Respondeat Superior Title Insurance Title Search

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