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March 3, 2014

Kansas Court of Appeals Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Wells Fargo

The Court of Appeals of Kansas in deciding Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Richards, 2013 Kan. App. LEXIS 1160 (Kan. Ct. App. 2013) ultimately affirmed the lower court’s granting of summary judgment for Wells Fargo. Plaintiff appealed the lower court’s … Continue reading →

February 22, 2014

The Court of Appeals of Ohio Upholds Foreclosure Judgment Against Homeowner for Failing to Challenge Bank’s Standing During Trial

In October 2013, the Court of Appeals of Ohio in Wells Fargo Bank N.A., v. Arlington affirmed a trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiff bank in a foreclosure action because the homeowner did not properly challenge the bank’s … Continue reading →

Federal District Court of Nevada Dismisses Homeowners’ Lawsuit Against Banks for not Pleading Enough Facts

In October 2013, the Federal District Court of Nevada in Prince v. Loop Capital Markets, LLC held that Plaintiff homeowners had failed to plead enough facts in their complaint against Defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A. … Continue reading →

February 20, 2014

Kansas Court of Appeals Finds that Wells Fargo’s Possession of Signed Promissory Note was Sufficient to Enforce and Foreclose

The court in deciding Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Richards, 2013 Kan. App. 1160 (Kan. Ct. App. 2013) affirmed the lower court’s decision finding that Wells Fargo had standing to bring foreclosure action. On January 25, 2013, the lower court … Continue reading →

Michigan Appeals Court Upholds Summary Judgment and Finds that Bank’s Purchase did not Violate MCL 600.3228

The court in deciding Bank of N.Y. Mellon Trust Co. Nat’l Ass’n v. Robinson, 2013 Mich. App. 2170 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013) upheld the lower court’s grant of summary judgment. In this action for possession of a foreclosed property, defendants … Continue reading →

Illinois Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Decision Finding that Wells Fargo had Standing to Foreclose

The court in deciding Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Abatangelo, 2013 IL App (1st) 130423-U (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2013) that Wells Fargo had standing to foreclose the mortgage. Defendant, Peter Abatangelo, appealed the order of the circuit court … Continue reading →

February 18, 2014

Ohio Court Finds that Bank of America had Standing to Foreclose and MERS had Authority to Assign

The court in deciding Bank of Am., N.A. v. Harris, 2013-Ohio-5749 (Ohio Ct. App., Cuyahoga County Dec. 26, 2013) found there was no merit to plaintiff’s appeal, and affirmed the lower court’s dismissal. Defendant, Frederick Harris, appealed from the trial … Continue reading →