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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... more +
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 -
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Maine Law Court Reverses Rule Barring Foreclosure After a Deficient Notice of Default

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In a monumental and overdue shift in foreclosure jurisprudence, in Finch v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2024 ME 2,---A.3d---, the Law Court overruled its holding in Pushard v. Bank of America, N.A., 2017 ME 230, 175 A.3d 103, which...more

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Proper Evidentiary Support for Compliance with RPAPL 1304 Remains an Issue for Foreclosing Lenders

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Because there have been a number of appellate decisions interpreting RPAPL 1304, this Blog has written frequently on that topic. By way of background, and as previously noted in the Blog, RPAPL 1304 requires that at least...more

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First Circuit Expands Strict Compliance Review of a Pre-Foreclosure Notice of Default Beyond Disclosure of a Borrower's Rights

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An ever-expanding review of pre-foreclosure notices of default experienced its latest chapter in the First Circuit's recent decision reversing dismissal of suit in Aubee v. Selene. In Aubee, the borrowers challenged the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New York Clarifies Mortgage Loan Acceleration and De-Acceleration: Starting and Stopping the Limitations Clock

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On February 18, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals’ consolidated resolution of four cases that answered two critical questions concerning the application of the statute of limitations in New York mortgage foreclosure...more

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A Victory For Lenders – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That a Pre-foreclosure Notice of Default and Right to Cure...

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent decision in Thompson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., — N.E.3d —-, 2020 WL 7238390, at *4 (1st Cir. Dec. 9, 2020) represents a substantial victory for the financial services...more

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In a Win for Mortgage Servicers, Massachusetts Supreme Court Finds Mandatory Notice of Right to Cure in Notice of Default is Not...

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Massachusetts moved one step closer to resolving an ongoing debate over pre-foreclosure notices of default that started with the First Circuit's decision in Thompson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank back in February of 2019. Initially,...more

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A Notice of Trustee’s Sale Does Not Necessarily “Disturb Possession”

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Flashback: Five years ago, Money and Dirt covered the Salazar v. Thomas opinion from California’s Fifth District Court of Appeal holding that a Notice of Default does not “disturb possession” sufficiently to start the...more

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Challenging Interlocutory Decisions on Appeal – What Not to Do

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The Law Court recently issued a short decision, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Abildgaard, which provides a reminder of the importance of taking the appropriate steps at trial to ensure that interlocutory orders can...more

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New Tenant Protection Law Affects Conversions of Rental Buildings in New York - Law Also Impacts Proprietary Leases, Subleases and...

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• New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which was enacted and became effective on June 14, 2019, will have a sizable impact on a landlord's ability to convert buildings to cooperatives and...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 22, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Paragraph 22: bank failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove default letter was sent to borrower pursuant to paragraph 22 of the mortgage where bank's witness never testified that...more

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First Circuit Concludes that "Potentially Deceptive" Language Added to Default Notice May Void Foreclosure Sale in Massachusetts

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In Thompson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held a foreclosure was potentially void where terms in the lender's default notice arguably conflicted with terms in Paragraph 19 of the Mortgage....more

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New York is Split on Whether Notice of Default Letters Trigger the Statute of Limitations

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In Milone v. US Bank, N.A., a New York intermediate appellate court held that a letter to a borrower stating that the failure to cure a mortgage loan default "will result in acceleration" does not start the clock on the...more

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Not so Fast! How Does Revoking Acceleration of a Note Impact the Statute of Limitations?

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Lenders routinely accelerate notes after a default occurs, calling the entire loan due immediately. Less regularly, a lender may change its mind and unilaterally revoke the acceleration. Rarely, however, does a lender fail to...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Statute of Limitations Related to Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case of alleged breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty against a bank acting as the indenture trustee related to a foreclosure action on defaulted mortgage revenue...more

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Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending February 16 & 23, 2018

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Breach of Contract/Damages: court erred by precluding setoff when calculating damages because purpose of award is to restore the injured party to the position it would have realized no for the other...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending October 21 & 28, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE: Condominium: allocation of square footage within the declaration controls where there is lack of clarity in both the perimetrical boundaries definition and the diagram of the lobby area in question...more

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The Ninth Circuit Holds That Enforcing A Security Interest Is Not Necessarily Debt Collection

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On Oct. 19, 2016, the Ninth Circuit held that merely enforcing a security interest is not “debt collection” under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). In so holding, the Ninth Circuit disagreed with...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 14, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Standing: foreclosing bank did not establish standing where it failed to submit evidence it was in possession of original note with blank endorsement at time of filing of foreclosure...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending September 23 & 30, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Hearsay/Business Records: trial court abused its discretion by excluding the mortgage records, which included records from a prior servicer, where plaintiff’s witness demonstrated...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending August 5, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Discovery: Good cause not found to enter protective order preventing owner of property, subject to foreclosure, from deposing bank’s only witness on basis that owner of property was not...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 29, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Automatic Stay: because final judgment entered day after defendant’s petition for bankruptcy, automatic stay imposed by 11 U.S.C. § 362 was in effect and, thus, judgment was void, even...more

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

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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

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending May 13 & May 20, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Contracts/Personal Liability: official title of “President” underneath signor’s signature on contract did not shield individual from personal liability because contract language reflected...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending April 29 & May 6, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Requests for Admission: trial court erred by involuntarily dismissing foreclosure action based solely on lender’s failure to respond to requests for admission because lender’s...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending February 12 & 19, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Foreclosure/Discovery: trial court erred by declining to rule prior to trial on borrowers’ motion in limine seeking to exclude evidence contrary to bank’s “technical admissions” established by...more

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