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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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Can I recover excess proceeds from a foreclosure sale? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - August 2022

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Claim to excess funds in foreclosure- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District considered who is entitled to excess sale proceeds; another mortgagee (who never appeared or answered in the case) or the borrower? Here,...more

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Further Developments in Mezzanine Foreclosures

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The New York State Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division (the “Court”) decided in U.S. Bank, N.A. v. 342 Property LLC, on February 14, 2022, that a mezzanine lender that is not a party to loan documents that...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 19, 2021

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Reverse Mortgage: Surviving spouse who did not sign the note did not qualify as a “borrower” by signing the mortgage and related documents – OneWest Bank, N.A. v. Leek-Tannenbaum, No....more

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New York Appellate Court Reverses Foreclosure Judgement, Reaffirms Business Record Itself Must be Provided to Trigger Hearsay...

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In Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Ezeji, 2021 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3313 (2d Dep't, May 19, 2021), New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed a judgment of foreclosure and sale, finding that although the...more

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Bouncing Back - January 2021 | Issue No. 20, (Don’t) Stand By Me: NY Court of Appeals Judge Unravels Confusion Surrounding...

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In a recent concurring opinion, Judge Rowan D. Wilson sifts through and attempts to clear up some confusion in New York case law surrounding the doctrine of standing in foreclosure actions. ...more

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New York Court of Appeals Finds There is "No Checklist" to Prove Standing to Foreclose, While Leaving Newly-Enacted RPAPL 1302-a...

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The New York Court of Appeals issued two important end-of-the-year decisions on December 17, 2020 in a heavily litigated, affirmative defense in residential mortgage foreclosure actions: the lack of standing to foreclose. In...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 18, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Subrogation: Trial court erred in entering final judgment of foreclosure in favor of subsequent mortgagee where subsequent mortgagee attempted to preserve and assign an otherwise...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending August 14, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: assignee of note was entitled to foreclosure for being in possession of original note indorse in blank, consistent with the copy attached to the complaint - Deutsche Bank...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 31 , 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Surviving Lien: Lender’s lien on mobile home survived foreclosure sale of property where mobile home was located; mobile home remained personal property outside scope of foreclosure –...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 8, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure: Trial court erred in granting summary final judgment of foreclosure as lender failed to properly prove amounts due by competent substantial evidence - CDC Capital Invs., LLC v. Bayview...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 1, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Note: Trial court could not challenge authenticity of note as copy where borrower had not pleaded defenses and lender was not afforded advanced notice of dispositive issue to be tried -...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 3, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure: Where the foreclosure defendant was properly served, and default and default final judgment was entered against said defendant, the defendant can only contest the unliquidated damages...more

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Florida Appellate Court Upholds Order Requiring Monthly Payments During Foreclosure Case

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On April 1, 2020, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal released its opinion in the case 78D Team, LLC v. U.S. Bank, N.A., etc., 3D 19-1708 (Fla. 3d DCA April 1, 2020)....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 20, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Surplus: Purchaser of real property per an agreement for deed was not the record owner and could not claim foreclosure sale surplus – Corey v. Neuffer, No. 2D19-1083 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 13, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: Holder failed to prove standing to enforce note either at inception or at time of judgment because it failed to prove it had possession of original note and accompanying...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 14, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: Where plaintiff was substituted in as a party plaintiff after original note was filed with the court, introduction of original note bearing blank indorsement into evidence at...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 3, 2020

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Real Property Update - Quiet Title: Trial court abused discretion by entering final judgment quieting title when jury did not determine (1) whether plaintiffs were entitled to legal or equitable title or (2) which deed was...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 6, 2019

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Real Property Update - Due Process: Trial court violated developer’s due process rights by considering and ruling upon developer’s motion to quash service of process, which was not set for hearing, despite developer’s...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 22, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Rehearing: Order denying rehearing on summary judgment motion and denying continuance affirmed where (1) affidavit in support of rehearing failed to disclose any genuine issue of...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 18, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Statute of Limitations: default notice pursuant to paragraph 22 of subject mortgage may include amounts accrued outside five-year statute of limitations – U.S. Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v....more

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

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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

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: July 22 - August 9, 2019

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Real Property Update - Quiet Title / Extinguishment: mortgage merged and ceased to be an encumbrance when the mortgage on land and the equity of redemption in the same land become united in the same person - Young Land...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 19, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Condo Assessments: under section 718.116(1)(a), Florida Statutes, present condo owner is jointly and severally liable with the previous owner for unpaid assessments and related expenses...more

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Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending June 14, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Business Records / Hearsay: trial court abused its discretion in excluding collection notes into evidence where witness sufficiently laid predicate for admissibility of these records -...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 7, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: owner of property subject to mortgage at the time the complaint and lis pendens were filed had standing to dispute legal sufficiency of proof of amount due where owner was...more

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