Mortgagee

HUD Issues Series Of Mortgagee Letters

Over the past week, HUD issued numerous mortgagee letters applicable to single-family mortgagees....more

Rogers Towers: Transfers of Real Property for Estate Planning and Other Purposes and Their Effect on the Mortgage Lender

I receive frequent inquiries from bank clients who are concerned because their mortgage borrower has requested permission to transfer the collateral real property to another entity. These requests commonly are made for estate...more

N.J. Superior Court Finds That Condemning Authority Is Not Required to Negotiate with Mortgagee Prior to Initiation of Eminent...

In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has held that New Jersey law does not require a condemning authority to negotiate with a mortgagee, which has obtained a final judgment of...more

Mortgagees Beware -- Appointment of a Receiver is the Preferred Course for Rental Property in Foreclosure

The recent case of Rojas v. Rubenstein, No. A-5755-10T2, 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2359, 2012 WL 4935498 (App. Div. October 18, 2012), focused attention on the relative liabilities of a court-appointed receiver and a...more