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Maryland Removes Potential Barrier To Refinance Transactions

On May 2, Maryland enacted SB 199, which authorizes a mortgagor to refinance the full balance of a loan secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust without the permission of the holder of a junior lien if (i) the principal...more

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Provisions Affecting Banking Institutions

According to December 2012 data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for Gulf War Era veterans, hovering around eight percent, remains higher than the national rate. Over the last decade, more...more

Tennessee Court of Appeals Confirms Foreclosures Cannot Be the Basis for a TCPA Claim

On September 25, 2012, the Middle Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued an opinion confirming that foreclosure proceedings cannot serve as the basis for a Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim. ...more

Good News for Lenders! Minor Errors in Deeds of Trust Less Costly As Result of New Bankruptcy Court Opinion

Worried that a minor typo will invalidate your deed of trust? After several years of rulings causing lenders in North Carolina to be understandably nervous, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North...more

Neither Failure to Name Trustee In Deed of Trust Nor Absence of The Original Note Will Invalidate A Nonjudicial Foreclosure Sale –...

In this recent Court of Appeal opinion, an issue of first impression in California was addressed: That is, can a borrower seek to set aside a nonjudicial foreclosure under a deed of trust which initially failed to identify a...more

Navigating Non-Judicial Foreclosures -- After Bain v. Metropolitan Mortgage Group, Inc., et al.

Originally published in Washington Bankers' Issues & Answers - November/December 2012. In August, the Washington State Supreme Court weighed in on the role of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) in...more

Barry Fagan v Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Notice of "Material Violations" under California's Homeowners Bill of Rights pursuant to Civil Code Sections, 2923.55, 2924.12, &...

Barry Fagan vs. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al Re: Notice of "Material Violations" under California's Newly Enacted Homeowners Bill of Rights pursuant to California Civil Code sections, 2923.55, 2924.12, and...more

CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS: CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL No. 278

CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL No. 278 CHAPTER 86 An act to amend and add Sections 2923.5 and 2923.6 of, to amend and repeal Section 2924 of, to add Sections 2920.5, 2923.4, 2923.7, 2924.17, and 2924.20 to, to add and repeal...more

Maryland taxes on refinancings to increase – the end of (new) "IDOTS"

On May 22, 2012, Maryland's Governor O'Malley signed legislation mandating that indemnity mortgages and indemnity deeds of trust will be subject to recordation taxes. Property owners now have just over a month to refinance...more