Assignees

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

Holder Rule Allows Motor Home Buyer To Assert All Claims Against Assignee Of Loan That He Otherwise Had Against Motor Home Dealer

A motor home buyer who entered into an installment sale contract with a motor home dealer alleged the motor home was defective from the time of purchase and brought a lawsuit against the dealer and the lender to which the...more

Rogers Towers: Use of FDIC Special Powers: Knowledge by the FDIC or its Assignees is Irrelevant

In previous posts, we introduced the protections afforded the FDIC by the D’Oench Doctrine and 12 U.S.C. § 1823(e), which bar claims and defenses against the FDIC and its assignees by private parties based on improperly...more

Rogers Towers: Use of FDIC Special Powers by Assignees of the FDIC

Courts have extended the protections afforded the FDIC by the D’Oench Doctrine and 12 U.S.C. § 1823(e) to successors or assignees of the FDIC as receiver of the failed banks....more