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September 20, 2013

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Finds That MERS Was the Beneficiary and Did Not Breach Duty of Care

By Ebube Okoli

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in deciding Knowledge Hardy v. IndyMac Federal Bank, et al, No. CV F 09-935 (E.D. Cal. 2009) found that MERS was the beneficiary and did not breach a duty of care.

The court found that MERS did not breach duty of care owed to the borrower by acting as the beneficiary and assigning the deed of trust to IndyMac. The court found that MERS participation in the foreclosure failed to amount to a violation of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

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