June 7, 2013
Bank of New York Deemed Indispensable Party to Homeowner’s Foreclosure Challenge in Rhode Island
In Rosano v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al., C.A. No. PC 2010-0310 (R.I. Super. June 19, 2012), the court held that defendant MERS had authority to assign plaintiff homeowner’s mortgage and deemed the foreclosure sale by assignee Bank … Continue reading
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June 4, 2013
Rhode Island Superior Court: Homeowners Lack Standing to Challenge MERS Assignment
In Scarcello v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al, C.A. No. KC 2011-0548 (R.I. Super. June 26, 2012), the court granted defendant MERS’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint challenging assignee Aurora’s standing to foreclose and seeking an order to … Continue reading
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March 14, 2013
In Cooke v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al., CA No. PC 2011-3487 (R.I. Sup. August 29, 2012), the plaintiff alleged that the assignment of the mortgage interest from MERS to the Federal National Mortgage Association, FNMA, was invalid. … Continue reading
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February 21, 2013
Rhode Island Court Compares Case to Kriegal
In Chhun v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, et al., C.A. No. PC 2011-4547, (R.I. Super. June 26, 2012), the plaintiff sought a declaration from the court to quiet title following a foreclosure sale. The plaintiff claimed that the foreclosing party … Continue reading
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Rhode Island Superior Court Addresses Issues Payette Did Not
In Kriegel v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, PC2010-7099 (R.I. Sup. October 13, 2011), the court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment and petition to quiet title for his property. The plaintiff … Continue reading
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February 14, 2013
Rhode Island Superior Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Challenge of the Validity of MERS’s Assignment
In Cafua v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, et al., C.A. No. PC 2009-7407, (R.I. Super. June 20, 2012), the plaintiff alleged defaults in the foreclosure process prevented the foreclosing party (HSBC) from having the statutory power of sale. Specifically, the … Continue reading
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February 7, 2013
Rhode Island Superior Court Adopts Payette Opinion
In Breggia v Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, et al., C.A. No. PC 2009-4144 (R.I. Super. April 3, 2012), the plaintiff brought a declaratory judgment claim to quiet title following a foreclosure sale. The plaintiff alleged a defective foreclosure sale occurred. … Continue reading
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