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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

November 29, 2012

Florida Court Holds Bank Lacked Authority to Foreclose Absent Substantiation of Note Assignments

By Joseph Kelly

In Gee v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 72 So. 3d 211 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011) the court held that summary judgment against appellant/homeowner was inappropriate because U.S. Bank failed to establish its authority to foreclose. A copy of the … Continue reading

November 9, 2012

New York County Court Dismisses Banks Foreclosure Action

By Brad Borden

In US Bank National Association v. Combs, No.8481 (NYSC Queens Oct. 2, 2012), the court dismissed plaintiff bank”s foreclosure action because a plaintiff in foreclosure action in New York must be both the holder or assignee of the subject mortgage … Continue reading