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Ballard Spahr Obtains Win for Servicers Holding Notes

The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled in Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Trustee v. Brock that a servicer possessing an original promissory note endorsed in blank — the most common type of endorsement for thousands of...more

Important Update on Georgia Foreclosures

Last year, we alerted to you to a ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals that altered the notice requirements for non-judicial foreclosure in Georgia. In that case, Reese v. Provident Funding Associates, the Georgia Court of...more

New Rules Offer Homeowners Protection from Foreclosure

As anyone who’s ever dealt with a mortgage – not to mention a foreclosure – knows, getting a straight story from mortgage servicers, the companies that handle loan modifications and foreclosures, can be next to impossible....more

Federal Regulators Agree To Monetary Settlement With 10 Servicers In Lieu Of Independent Foreclosure Review

On January 7, the OCC and the Federal Reserve Board announced that 10 of the 14 mortgage servicers subject to consent orders issued in April 2011 regarding alleged improper servicing and foreclosure practices agreed in...more