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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ends Confusion on Right to Reinstate Prior to Foreclosure

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On November 25, 2020, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) issued a decision in Thompson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., SJC-12798, ___ Mass ___ (2020), holding that state law overrides the requirement in the...more

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Alabama Appellate Court Voids Foreclosures For Using The Word “May”

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This past June, in Barnes v. U.S. National Bank, No. 2180699, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals held that a mortgagee’s notice of acceleration failed to strictly comply with the notice provisions contained in Paragraph 22...more

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Is my conduct a violation of the Consumer Sales Practices Act?

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The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Is my conduct a violation of the Consumer Sales Practices Act? Volume 4, Issue 18 October 2, 2020 Unconscionable arbitration agreement Klonowski v. Lynch, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga...more

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New York Appellate Division Third Department Joins Second Department On Issues Concerning Mortgage Loan Acceleration And A...

Introduction- The New York Appellate Division Third Department reached three notable determinations being closely monitored by the mortgage servicing and lending industry in the case Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Portu, 2020...more

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NY’s Fourth Department Holds That Notice of Default Did Not Provide Clear and Unequivocal Notice to Accelerate the Debt

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In Ditech Financial LLC v. Corbett, 2018 WL 6006682, at *1, —N.Y.S.3d —- (2d Dept. Nov. 16, 2018), the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, held that a notice of default sent to the borrowers-defendants, which discussed a...more

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NY Appellate Court Holds Default Letter Stating Debt “Will Be Accelerated” Does Not Accelerate the Debt, De-Acceleration Must Be...

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Mortgagees and their servicers should take note that a New York appellate court has confirmed that a default letter, stating the mortgage debt “will be accelerated” if the default is not cured, does not clearly and...more

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Does the Word 'Will' Clearly Accelerate a NY Mortgage Debt?

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Mortgage servicers and other financial institutions have been battling the issue of what affirmative act “clearly and unequivocally” accelerates a mortgage debt for years. Currently, there is a split in authority between the...more

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Federal District Court Pumps the Brakes on Borrower’s Post-Acceleration FCRA Class Action Lawsuit

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On December 11, 2017, Locke Lord obtained a dismissal with prejudice of a punitive class action. In Leones v. Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC, No. 0:17-CV-61216-WPD (S.D. Fla. Dec. 11, 2017), the United States...more

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Federal Court Finds Foreclosing Mortgagees Must Strictly Comply with “Paragraph 22” Under Rhode Island Law, Consistent With Recent...

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The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island recently decided that a mortgagee must strictly comply with paragraph 22 of the mortgage in order to obtain a valid foreclosure in Rhode Island. Martins v....more

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Third Circuit Recognizes Validity of Prepayment Premiums with Automatic Acceleration in Its Reversal in Energy Future Holdings

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In re Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), issued on November 17, 2016, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that contractual provisions providing for yield-maintenance or make-whole premiums to noteholders are enforceable...more

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Avoiding a Limitations Fight by Rescinding Acceleration

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Texas recently added a new statute aimed at providing lienholders and loan servicers an unambiguous method for unilaterally abandoning the acceleration of a loan's maturity. When a borrower defaults in paying an...more

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