News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 23, 2018

Carlton Fields on 4/2/2018

Foreclosure / Amendments to Conform to Evidence: trial court erred in allowing Wells Fargo to amend its complaint during trial to conform to evidence presented of two unpled modification agreements – Tracey v. Wells Fargo...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 18 & 25, 2016

Carlton Fields on 12/2/2016

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Settlement/Waiver: borrowers permitted to raise affirmative defenses and counterclaims against lender where subject Loan Modification Agreement failed to include waiver of claims, affirmative...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending June 10 & 17, 2016

Carlton Fields on 6/22/2016

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Foreclosure/Standing/Hearsay: copy of a note with undated allonge containing blank endorsement sufficient to establish standing as a matter of law, even though bank did not have formal...more

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending August 21 & 28 , 2015

Carlton Fields on 9/3/2015

Foreclosure/Statute of Limitations: statute of limitations did not bar foreclosure action even though filed more than five years after breach and acceleration of note upon which previous foreclosure action that had been...more

Dodd-Frank News: June 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 6/26/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

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