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Mortgage Banking Update - March 08, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Sharon Wilson Geno, Amy Glassman, Barbara S. Mishkin, Nydia Pouyes, Matthew Saunig, John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/8/2013

In This Issue: - Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure To Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules - Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Directions for National Housing Policy - FTC...more

Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure to Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Martin Bryce, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/27/2013

The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative class action filed against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), its parent company, and 15 financial...more

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

by Robert Tom | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/15/2013

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

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

by Heidi C. Anderson | Lane Powell PC - Bankruptcy & Creditors'... on 12/28/2012

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

Nevada Rejects Literalist View on Some Lender and Trust Deed Holder Requirements for the Right to Enforce

by John S. Delikanakis | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/18/2012

Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program (FMP), statutorily mandates mediation before a non-judicial foreclosure of an owner-occupied residence can proceed. It also encourages the judicial review of that mediation. It has been...more

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Mortgage Banking Update - March 08, 2013

Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure to Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules

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

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

Nevada Rejects Literalist View on Some Lender and Trust Deed Holder Requirements for the Right to Enforce

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