On July 16, 2025, the Appellate Division, Second Department declined to apply the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) to a mortgage foreclosure commenced prior to FAPA’s enactment, pursuant to the doctrine of judicial...more
8/8/2025
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Borrowers ,
Chapter 13 ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Foreclosure ,
Judicial Estoppel ,
Mortgages ,
New Legislation ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Retroactive Application ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
8/5/2024
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Cell Phones ,
Chevron Deference ,
Creditors ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Promissory Notes ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
7/16/2024
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Eviction ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
IRS ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Exclude ,
National Bank Act ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On June 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York reiterated that a claim for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cannot be maintained by a consumer who is neither...more