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March 19, 2013

Florida Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Bank in Foreclosure Action Because of Issues of Fact as to Whether Bank Had Standing to Foreclose

In BAC Funding Consortium Inc. ISAOA/ATIMA v. Jean-Jacques, 28 So.3d 936 (2010), the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida (“Court”) reversed the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a bank in a foreclosure action because a … Continue reading →

March 18, 2013

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Homeowner’s Claims Granted. Claims Dismissed with Prejudice for Lack of Good Faith

In Ruiz v. Suntrust Mortg., Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103239 (E.D. Cal. July 24, 2012), Plaintiff Florida Ruiz brought action against Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc. (SunTrust), MERS, Fannie Mae, and the Wolf Law Firm to challenge the foreclosure of her … Continue reading →

Plaintiff Denied Summary Judgment in Foreclosure Proceedings Due to Factual Dispute

In Bayview Loan Servicing v Sanchez, CV 09 5004156 S, 2009 WL 1874180 [Conn Super Ct June 10, 2009], an unpublished opinion, Plaintiff Bayview Loan Servicing moved for summary judgment against non-appearing Defendant Pedro Sanchez in a foreclosure action. The … Continue reading →

March 16, 2013

Utah District Court Holds that MERS Has Authority to Assign Beneficial Interest and that Assignee Has Power to Initiate Non-Judicial Foreclosure

In King v. American Mortgage Network, No. 1:09 CV 125 TS, 2010 WL 3222419 (D. Utah Aug. 16, 2010), the United States District Court of Utah granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims. In November 2007, Plaintiff received a loan … Continue reading →

Tenth Circuit Holds that MERS Has Authority to Assign Trustees After the Promissory Note Has Been Securitized and that Those Assignees Can Initiate Non-Judicial Foreclosure; Plaintiffs’ TILA Claims Were Time Barred

In Tadehara v. Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2007 HE4, 2012 WL 2581037, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed the plaintiffs’ quiet title claim and TILA claim. On February 8, 2007, the … Continue reading →

Hawaii District Court Dismisses Homeowner Plaintiff Claims Against Defendants For Lack of Factual Support and Legal Authority

In Phillips v BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, CV 10-00272DAE-LEK, 2010 WL 5146433 [D Haw Dec. 13, 2010], Plaintiff Mark Phillips filed a complaint on May 7, 2010 against Defendants BAC Home Loans Servicing, MERS, and Does 1 – 20 … Continue reading →

March 15, 2013

United States Court of Appeals Holds that MERS has Standing to Foreclose on Homeowner’s Property because the Promissory Note, Mortgage, and Assignment were Valid and Homeowner Defaulted on His Loan

In Yuille v. Am. Home Mortg. Services, Inc., 483 F. App’x 132 (6th Cir. 2012), the United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit held that homeowner’s quiet title claim failed because the note, mortgage, and assignment were valid and the … Continue reading →