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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

June 12, 2013

Don’t Show Me The Note in Georgia!

By David Reiss

The Georgia Supreme Court recently decided You v. JP Morgan Chase, No. S13Q0040 (May 20, 2013) which held that the “law does not require a party seeking to exercise a power of sale in a deed to secured a debt … Continue reading

June 11, 2013

Show Me The Note!

By David Reiss

KeAupuni Akina, Brad Borden and I have posted Show Me The Note! to  SSRN and BePress.  The abstract reads News outlets and foreclosure defense blogs have focused attention on the defense commonly referred to as “show me the note.” This … Continue reading

June 6, 2013

REMIC Armageddon on the Horizon?

By David Reiss

Brad Borden and I have warned that an unanticipated tax consequence of the sloppy mortgage origination practices that characterized the boom is that MBS pools may fail to qualify as REMICs.  This would have massively negative tax consequences for MBS … Continue reading

May 23, 2013

Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Assignment to MERS in Bankruptcy

By David Reiss

Professor Wilson Freyermuth posted this summary of the Wyoming Supreme Court’s opinion In re Gifford, 2013 WY 54 (Wyo. Sup. Ct. May 8, 2013) to the DIRT listserv and has given us permission to cross-post it here: Synopsis:  Wyoming Supreme … Continue reading