February 12, 2013
The Michigan District Court holds that MERS has Standing to Initiate a Foreclosure by Advertisement
In Matthews v. Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys., 10-CV-13740, 2011 WL 2563180 (E.D. Mich. June 28, 2011), the Michigan District Court, affirmed the Magistrate Judge’s determination that MERS had standing to foreclose on the Matthews’ property. Shelia and Eugene Matthews took … Continue reading
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Federal District Court in Virginia Rules for Banks/MERS in Foreclosure Case
In Tapia v. U.S Bank, N.A., 718 F. Supp. 2d 689 (E.D. Va. 2010) aff’d, 441 F. App’x 166 (4th Cir. 2011), the Court granted all of Defendants’ motions to dismiss. The Judge held that declaratory judgment that the foreclosure proceeding … Continue reading
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Federal District Court in Virginia Rules for Lender/MERS in Foreclosure Case
In Merino v. EMC Mortgage Corporation, et. al., CIV.A 1:09-CV-1121, 2010 WL 1039842 (E.D. Va. Mar. 19, 2010), Plaintiff Homeowners executed two notes, and after defaulting filed suit alleging claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, claims for declaratory … Continue reading
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Federal District Court in Virginia Rules for Lenders/MERS in Foreclosure Case
In Ramirez Alvarez v. Aurora Loan Services, 01:09CV1306, 2010 WL 2934473 (E.D. Va. July 21, 2010), Plaintiffs purchased the property at issue by executing two promissory notes and two deeds of trust. Defendant was the holder of the first promissory … Continue reading
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Federal District Court in Virginia Rules for Bank/Lender Defendants in Foreclosure Case
In Horvath v. Bank of New York, 2010 WL 538039 (E.D. Va. Jan. 29, 2010) aff’d, 641 F.3d 617 (4th Cir. 2011), Plaintiff Homeowner defaulted on his loan and his was being foreclosed upon. Plaintiff filed complaint against the Bank … Continue reading
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Multnomah County Suing MERS and Big Banks
Multnomah County in Oregon is suing MERS and 18 other co-defendants for $38 million. The co-defendants include Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, CitiMortgage, HSBC, Wells Fargo and Oregon banks Bank of the Cascades, Lewis and Clark Bank and West Coast Bank. … Continue reading
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February 11, 2013
Federal District Court in Idaho Rule for Banks/MERS in Foreclosure Case
In Washburn v. Bank of America, N.A., 1:11-CV-00193-EJL, 2011 WL 7053617 (D. Idaho Oct. 21, 2011), the Idaho District Court recommended that the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss be granted. Plaintiff Homeowner had defaulted on her loan and received a notice of … Continue reading
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