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April 28, 2014

Texas Court Dismisses Claims Centered Around FDCPA and TDCPA Violations

The court in deciding Warren v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. (N.D. Tex., 2013) granted defendant’s motion to dismiss all of the claims brought by the plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that MERS could not assign the note or deed … Continue reading →

Texas Court Rejects Break-in-the-Chain Claim

The court in deciding Martinez v. Wilmington Trust Co., 2013 U.S. Dist., (W.D. Tex. 2013) found that plaintiffs’ petition failed to state a claim to which relief could be granted and dismissed the action. Plaintiffs argued that the 2005 assignment … Continue reading →

April 18, 2014

Defendants Could Not Show They Were not Debt Collectors as Defined by 15 U.S.C.S. § 1692a(6)(F)

The court in deciding Dias v. Fannie Mae, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181584 (D. Haw., 2013) rejected all but one of the plaintiff’s claims. The court found that the plaintiff’s Haw. Rev. Stat. § 667-5 defective assignment claims against defendants … Continue reading →

Since Bank was the Note-Holder it was a Person Entitled to Enforce the Note Pursuant to R.C. 1303.31(A)(1)

The court in deciding Bank of Am., N.A. v. Pasqualone, 2013-Ohio-5795 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin County, 2013) affirmed the decision of the lower court. The court found that the promissory note was a negotiable instrument subject to relevant provisions of … Continue reading →

April 17, 2014

Court Finds that Bank was Entitled to Enforce the Instrument Under R.C. 1303.31

The court in deciding M & T Bank v. Strawn, 2013-Ohio-5845 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County 2013) affirmed the lower court’s decision and found that appellant’s argument was without merit. Appellant framed three issues for this court’s review. First, appellant … Continue reading →

April 16, 2014

Tennessee Court Rejected MERS’ Argument that Sale of Property Should be Invalidated

The court in deciding Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys. v. Ditto, 2014 Tenn. App. (Tenn. Ct. App., 2014) affirmed the judgment of the lower court. This appeal involved the purchase of property at a tax sale. MERS filed suit against purchaser … Continue reading →

North Carolina Court Dismisses FDCPA and RESPA Claims

The court in deciding Champion v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2014 U.S. Dist. 78 (E.D.N.C., 2014) dismissed the plaintiff’s FDCPA and RESPA claims. Plaintiff initiated this action asserting claims for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the … Continue reading →