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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 greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -

Appellate Court Tells CitiMortgage It Can’t Force “Repurchase” Of What No Longer Exists

Bilzin Sumberg on 11/19/2019

A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit offers some vindication for mortgage companies still facing “repurchase” demands made by the banks to which they sold residential mortgages in the...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Guarantor Lacks Standing Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Bilzin Sumberg on 9/20/2019

Late last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in Regions Bank v. Legal Outsource PA, No. 17-11736, 2019 WL 4051703 (11th Cir. Aug 28, 2019), that a loan guarantor does not qualify as an “applicant”...more

Trustee Has No Duty to “Verify” Validity of Loan Assignment Before Foreclosure

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP on 8/25/2019

A trustee in charge of administering a trust has many duties. A trustee appointed pursuant to a deed of trust, however, is different. The duties of a deed of trust trustee are exceptionally narrow. A recent opinion...more

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

Snell & Wilmer on 7/3/2018

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

West Coast Real Estate Update: February 2017 #2

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/22/2017

Jury Trial Waiver Undone by a Fundamental California Policy - It is common for commercial contracts to contain a choice of law provision. Some commercial contracts may even contain a clause that waives the right to seek...more

Florida's Fourth DCA Confirms that a Borrower is in the Best Position to Know Their Own Financial Information

Burr & Forman on 8/4/2016

The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently affirmed its prior decision in Vidal v. Liquidation Properties, Inc., 104 So. 3d 1274 (4th DCA 2013). Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Hilary A. Williamson, Case No. 4D15-285, 2016 WL...more

Appellate Court Notes

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 8/3/2015

Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions - AC36506 - Sidorova v. East Lyme Board of Education - Due to budget cuts, the Board of Education laid off the plaintiff who was a tenured French teacher. She sued for...more

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