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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 →

March 14, 2013

Michigan District Court Dismisses Mortgagor’s Claims to Void a Foreclosure Sale Because the Redemption Period Had Expired

In Duff v. Federal Nat. Mortg. Ass’n, No. 2:11-cv-12474, 2012 WL 692120 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 29, 2012), the District Court dismissed Mortgagor Plaintiff’s claims to void the foreclosure sale because Plaintiff failed to state a claim and the period of … Continue reading →

Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Foreclosure is Void Because Mortgagee Commenced the Foreclosure Before It Obtained an Interest in the Indebtedness

In Davenport v. HSBC Bank USA, 739 N.W.2d 383 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007), the Court of Appeals held that the foreclosure was void ab initio because Assignee Defendant did not have an interest in the indebtedness secured by the mortgage … Continue reading →

Michigan District Court Grants MERS’s Motion for Summary Judgment because, as Mortgagee, MERS had Standing To Foreclose

In Corgan v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., No. 1:09-cv-939, 2010 WL 2854421 (W.D. Mich. July 20, 2010), the District Court granted MERS’s motion for summary judgment because MERS had the right to foreclosure as “Mortgagee” pursuant to the mortgage … Continue reading →

Michigan Appellate Court Holds that Party with Ownership of an Interest in the Note May Only Foreclose by Judicial Process

In Bakri v. MERS, No. 297962, 2011 WL 3476818 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2011), the Court of Appeals held that Defendants may only foreclose by judicial process since they only had an ownership interest in the note, and not … Continue reading →

March 11, 2013

Michigan Court Holds that Foreclosure Sale May Be Voidable When Assignee Does Not Record the Mortgage Before Foreclosure

In Kim v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 825 N.W2d 329 (Mich. 2012), the court held that a foreclosure sale was voidable since the assignment of the mortgage to Defendant Bank was not recorded. Mortgagor Plaintiffs executed a mortgage agreement with … Continue reading →

March 5, 2013

Michigan Court of Appeals holds that Bank has Standing to Foreclose on Property by Advertisement because Bank had a Sufficient Interest in the Indebtedness Secured by the Mortgage as Record Holder of the Mortgage

In Fawaz v. Aurora Loan Services LLC, 302840, 2012 WL 1521589 (Mich. Ct. App. May 1, 2012), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that Aurora Loan Servicing LLC had standing to foreclose on homeowners’ property by advertisement. Nazih and Iman … Continue reading →