On August 5, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District held that a lender owes no “tort duty of care during a loan modification negotiation.” Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___, 2019 WL...more
On December 27, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published decision impacting subject matter jurisdiction when a complaint seeks a stay of foreclosure proceedings pursuant to the California Homeowners’ Bill...more
On February 18, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued its eagerly anticipated decision inYvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corporation, et al., Case No. S218973, finding that a borrower has standing to state a claim for...more