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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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Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me: Res Judicata and Ownership Claims Post Foreclosure

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester, recently held that the doctrine of res judicata bars a lender’s claim that a borrower’s subsequent transfers of property are void, if the claim is brought...more

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There’s No Going Back: The Finality of Mortgage Foreclosures

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In New York, it is settled precedent that a judgment of foreclosure and sale is final as to all questions at issue between the parties. Thus, once a final judgment is entered, both parties have no recourse or ability to raise...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Do I Have To File A Claim To Foreclose On A Deceased Borrower’s Mortgage? - The Bullet Point: A Commercial Law Bulletin

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Ohio- Insurance coverage for data breach- Emoi Servs., LLC v. Owners Ins. Co., 2d Dist. Montgomery No. 29128, 2021-Ohio-3942 In this appeal, the Second Appellate District reversed and remanded the trial court’s...more

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South Carolina Ruling Gives Lenders Flexibility on When to Foreclose in Face of Borrower Litigation

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In a ruling that will provide guidance on when lenders must raise a foreclosure counterclaim in a borrower lawsuit, the South Carolina Court of Appeals in Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Estate of Patricia Ann Owens...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 28, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Res Judicata: res judicata did not apply where later foreclosure action was based on different period of default than the prior action on same loan - Bullock v. Bayview Loan Servicing,...more

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

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Real Property Update - • Special Tax District Bond Validation: hospital center special tax district could not validate bonds intended to finance the construction of a hospital outside the geographic boundaries established...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Can I Get Sued Over a Court-Authorized Foreclosure?

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If a Clerk of Court authorizes a foreclosure sale and the trustee sells the property, can a borrower or other aggrieved party later sue to nullify the foreclosure sale or recover damages caused by the foreclosure? In the...more

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

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Paragraph 22: bank failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove default letter was sent to borrower pursuant to paragraph 22 of the mortgage where bank's witness never testified that...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 27, 2018

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Statute of Limitations & Res Judicata: trial court erred in finding that bank's foreclosure action was barred by statute of limitations and res judicata - U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, etc. v....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending October 6 & 13, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE - Ad Valorem Taxes: land lease holders are considered equitable owners of land for tax purposes if land lease renews automatically and is perpetual; owners of condominium...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Provides Insight on Lawsuit Dismissal on Res Judicata Grounds

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on a lawsuit involving a former broker of Wells Fargo who sued the firm in state court for fraud and personal injury when the company initiated a foreclosure action...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending August 18 & 25, 2017

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Foreclosure: general reservation of jurisdiction in a foreclosure judgment is very limited, and certainly does not give trial court jurisdiction to eliminate a lien more than three years after Final Judgment of Foreclosure...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 14 & 21, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Standing: note owner had constructive possession of promissory note in original servicer’s physically possession of blank-endorsed note when it filed the complaint, and had standing to...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending March 10 & 17, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Coequal Liens: trial court properly authorized tax collector to issue tax certificates subject to community development district’s assessment liens – Villages of Avignon Community Dev. Dist. v....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Foreclosures in North Carolina - Say Goodbye to Discovery and Res Judicata

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Late December is a time of family, mistletoe and “presents under the tree.” It’s not usually the time when minds switch to the specifics of foreclosure procedure. Yet just before they retired for their Christmas break, the...more

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Client Alert: Florida Supreme Court Rules that Dismissal of Foreclosure Action Returns Parties to their Pre-Foreclosure Action...

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The Florida Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Bartram et al. v. U.S. Bank NA, case number SC14-1265, on November 3, 2016, affirming the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeals in U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending May 1 & 8, 2015

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Foreclosure: trial court abused its discretion in dismissing foreclosure action with prejudice, cancelling substantial debt, and denying lender ability to refile a foreclosure action without making finding of facts as...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 10, 2015

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Mediation: trial court erred in compelling borrowers to produce financial information at mediation not relevant pre-foreclosure judgment – Morejon v. F&M Real, Inc., No. 2D14-2531...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Court Exclaims “Enough!” To Homeowner Who Kept Raising Wrongful Foreclosure Claims

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“There are no free houses,” began the decision issued by the Court of Appeal on March 23, 2015 in Boyce v. T.D. Service Company (B255958). Examining three years of litigation in bankruptcy court, unlawful detainer court, and...more

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Wrongful Foreclosure: Acting Offensively May Short-Circuit the Need for a Defense

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In recent years, lenders have been forced to defend a record number of so-called “wrongful foreclosure” lawsuits. However, several Tennessee court rulings issued this year indicate that if lenders act quickly and offensively,...more

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Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013

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In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit...more

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