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Summary Judgment Breach of Contract Mortgages

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Further Developments in Mezzanine Foreclosures

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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Appellate Court Holds HUD Regulations Don’t Provide Private Right of Action Unless Incorporated into Written Agreement

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A federal appeals court recently decided that a plaintiff could not assert a claim against the issuer of a reverse mortgage for breach of regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), when...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 15, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Unclean Hands: defense of unclean hands insufficient where borrower alleges bank’s loan officer inflated borrower’s income and assets to qualify for loan where borrower signed off on...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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Judge Cote Grants Partial Summary Judgment in RMBS Suit

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On July 10, 2015, Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York granted partial summary judgment in favor of defendants WMC Mortgage LLC and GE Mortgage Holding LLC in an action filed by Trustee Bank of New York...more

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A Federal Court's Lifeline to the Servicing Industry: No Physical Pain, no Negligent Servicing Claim

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Keith Andress, Natalie Bolling and Stephen Pudner of Baker Donelson's Birmingham office were recently successful in having a mortgagor's claims seeking punitive damages against a major mortgage servicing company dismissed...more

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Allows Borrower to Take Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Lender to a Jury

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In what may be a first for a North Carolina appellate court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed the entry of summary judgment for a lender on a borrower’s breach of fiduciary claim. In Dallaire v. Bank of...more

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