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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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CFPB Hits Executive Compensation in Action Against National Mortgage Servicer for Illegal Foreclosure Practices

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On August 21, the CFPB entered into a consent order with a nonbank mortgage servicer for mortgage servicing violations and for violating an earlier 2017 CFPB consent order for deficient foreclosure practices. In 2017, the...more

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Fannie Mae Issues Guidance in Response to New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

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What Happened? On March 13, 2024, Fannie Mae issued Servicing Guide Announcement (SVC-2024-02) (the “Announcement”), which announced, among other things, updates to Fannie Mae’s Loan Modification Agreement (Form 3179), with...more

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The Texas Supreme Court Has Spoken: Mortgage Servicers May Rewind and Restart the Statute of Limitations Clock Within the Same...

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Last week, the Texas Supreme Court answered the Fifth Circuit’s certified question as to whether simultaneous rescission and reacceleration can reset the limitations period under Texas Law by holding that “a rescission that...more

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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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April Update: COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report

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Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. The polling covers hot topics, including forbearances, deferrals, HUD loss mitigation...more

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CFPB Warns Mortgage Servicers: Unprepared is Unacceptable

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The CFPB issued a compliance bulletin on April 1st warning mortgage servicers to take all necessary steps to prevent a wave of foreclosures this fall. The CFPB advised that beginning with the expiration of the federal...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Why am I Thinking About Forbearance?

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Our lender clients will be soon dealing with some of the likely economic impacts of the coronavirus. When quarterly financial statements are issued, many compliance certificates will reflect violations of financial...more

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Summary of Federal and State Governmental Developments Pertaining to Loan Forbearance and Lease Enforcement in Response to...

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Since March 13, 2020, the U.S. has been operating under a declared state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19, with many state and local governments issuing their own emergency rules and regulations designed to...more

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A Recap of Federal Loan Program Developments Affecting Commercial Real Estate

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This week saw a plethora of activity to support federally related loan programs affecting commercial real estate. Below is a summary of the applicable guidance, announcements and proposed laws....more

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2016 Mid-Year Global Cartel Enforcement Report

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Cartel enforcement activity promises to remain busy In the coming months and into 2017 Cartel enforcement remains a priority for competition authorities around the world. Global cartel fines totaled more than $6...more

Burr & Forman

Third DCA Rejects Use of Strict Compliance Standard for Paragraph 22 Notices, Expressly Adopts Substantial Compliance

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Many judges in Miami-Dade County and elsewhere held the view that “strict” compliance was the standard to determine if a notice of default complied with the provisions of a paragraph 22 of a mortgage.  To this day, no...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 16, 2015

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Foreclosure/Standing: although bank established it had possession of note prior to commencement of action, bank did not demonstrate when blank endorsement was placed on note, nor did it prove it...more

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EXPECT FOCUS: Onboard Technology, NAIC Cybersecurity, DOL, ACA Litigation, SEC Regulation (Vol. III, Summer 2015)

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In This Issue: IN THE SPOTLIGHT - - Your Data Breach Collided With My Personal Injury Coverage LIFE INSURANCE - - Phantom Injury Dooms “Shadow Insurance” Case - Latest NAIC Cybersecurity News ...more

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Florida Court Confirms Substantial Compliance Standard Concerning Foreclosures

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The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently issued a long-awaited opinion in Green Tree Servicing v. Milam. Until this decision, the district courts in Florida had not spoken directly on the issue of whether strict...more

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The New Paradigm in Vendor Management Under the CFPB

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This past July marked the fifth anniversary of the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a period marked by sweeping changes to the regulatory and administrative environment in which financial...more

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Florida Courts Continue to Take the Wind Out of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys’ Sails

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In late July, another Florida appellate court took a sizable chunk out of foreclosure defense attorneys’ litigation playbook, holding that substantial compliance, rather than strict compliance, is the prevailing standard to...more

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Mortgage Foreclosure Case Law Development: Substantial Compliance is the Legal Standard for Paragraph 22 Cases in Florida

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On July 29, 2015, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal held that substantial compliance, rather than strict compliance, is the legal standard for evaluating a foreclosing plaintiff’s compliance with contractual...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending July 31 & August 7, 2015

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Foreclosure: non-borrower owner of real property as tenants-in-common with borrower not required to sign mortgage for borrower to encumber only his interest in the property and non-borrower’s signature on mortgage reflected...more

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Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal Confirms Substantial Compliance is the Standard for Evaluating Conditions Precedent to...

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Earlier this week, the Second District Court of Appeal issued a long-awaited opinion in Green Tree Servicing v. Milam, Case No. 2D14-660 (Fla. 2nd DCA July 29, 2015). Until this decision, the district courts in Florida had...more

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Are Statute Of Limitation Defenses On Your Radar?

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Mortgage servicers and their clients have been working with a population of defaulted loans in the hundreds of thousands for the better part of the last seven years. Now, as regulatory and statutory changes have extended...more

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Eleventh Circuit: No Wrongful Foreclosure Claim Under Georgia Law Where Foreclosure Was Result of Borrowers’ Default

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In Haynes v. McCalla Raymer, LLC, No. 14–14036, __ F. 3d __, 2015 WL 4188459 (11th Cir. July 13, 2015), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Northern District of Georgia’s grant of summary judgment in favor of...more

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

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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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New Servicing Guidelines Going Into Effect January 10, 2014

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The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) servicing rules effective January 10, 2014 will change the legal landscape for mortgage servicers tremendously. Servicers now have very little time to accommodate the new...more

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