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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of... more +
Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -
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Second Department Holds Judicial Estoppel Bars Application of FAPA

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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

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Rates Stay Steady, Markets Are Steaming— Hot Fun in the Summertime, July 2025 - Integrated Amplifier: No-Appointment of a Receiver...

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In a recent decision in New York County Supreme Court, the Court granted the plaintiff lender’s pre-summary judgment motion to appoint a receiver in a mortgage foreclosure action, even though the defendants (borrower)...more

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New York Bankruptcy Court Adopts "Realistic Possibility" Standard for Free and Clear Sales Under 11 U.S.C § 363(f)(5)

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Section 363(f)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a bankruptcy trustee to sell estate property free and clear of any competing interest in the property (such as a lien or other security interest) if the interest holder "could...more

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Entitled to Stay Relief? Prove it.

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For example, you make a commercial real estate loan and record your deed of trust. The borrower pays you for a time but then defaults.  You tried loan forbearance and modification, but it was unsuccessful. The borrower falls...more

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Ninth Circuit Authorizes Trustees to Avoid Intentional Fraudulent Transfers Without Need to Demonstrate Creditor Harm

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In a case of first impression in the Ninth Circuit, the US Court of Appeals recently handed bankruptcy trustees a significant power by ruling in The Lovering Tubbs Trust v. Hoffman (In re O’Gorman) that a trustee can avoid...more

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The Texas Supreme Court Has Spoken: Mortgage Servicers May Rewind and Restart the Statute of Limitations Clock Within the Same...

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Last week, the Texas Supreme Court answered the Fifth Circuit’s certified question as to whether simultaneous rescission and reacceleration can reset the limitations period under Texas Law by holding that “a rescission that...more

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Un tribunal de la C.-B. fournit des précisions au sujet de la nomination de séquestres à l’égard d’actifs immobiliers

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Introduction Le 11 janvier 2024, la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « Cour ») a publié sa décision dans l’affaire Bank of Montreal v. Haro-Thurlow Street Project Limited Partnership, laquelle donne des précisions...more

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B.C. Court Clarifies Law on Appointment of a Receiver Over Real Estate Assets

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Introduction - On January 11, 2024, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its reasons in Bank of Montreal v. Haro-Thurlow Street Project Limited Partnership, which clarified the approach of British Columbia courts...more

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Who Bears What Burden in Class Settlement Objections - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - December 4 2023

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Fraudulent Transfer- Leonard Holdings, Inc. v. Rohaley, 11th District Lake County, 2023-Ohio-4096- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the defendant’s motion for...more

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Decision Blocks Ch. 13 Bankruptcy for Cannabis Business Employee

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If you work for a cannabis business, then bankruptcy relief may not be available to you, according to the In re Blumsack decision out of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Whether an employee works...more

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Holds That Lenders Must Specify Post-Judgment Interest Rates in Addition to Post-Default Rates in Loan...

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida sustained the debtors’ objection to mortgage lender Benworth Capital Partners, LLC’s proof of claim and held that the state’s statutory...more

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Acquisition of Distressed Loans: Bankruptcy Considerations and the 363 Sale

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There are no shortage of bankruptcy considerations that must be understood by an incoming lender who acquires a distressed commercial real estate loan and whose borrower shortly thereafter files for bankruptcy protection. For...more

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Can I recover excess proceeds from a foreclosure sale? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - August 2022

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Claim to excess funds in foreclosure- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District considered who is entitled to excess sale proceeds; another mortgagee (who never appeared or answered in the case) or the borrower? Here,...more

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Second Circuit Finds Willful Stay Violation in Foreclosure Sale of Non-Debtor’s Real Property

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On July 6, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Circuit Court), in analyzing an issue of first impression, entered a decision clarifying the expansive applicability of the automatic stay provision of the...more

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Creditors Beware: Bankruptcy Stay May Shield Property Possessed but Not Owned by Debtor

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The automatic stay triggered by a bankruptcy filing may protect the debtor’s residence even if the debtor does not own the property, according to a recent decision from a New York-based federal appeals court....more

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HOA Foreclosure Excess Sale Proceeds Go to Owner

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Over the last few years, the Arizona Court of Appeals wrestled with the question of who should receive the excess proceeds from a foreclosure sale. We’ve blogged about some these past unreported decisions here and here. ...more

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Creditor Pays for Violating Stay in Mastic Bay

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A recent Second Circuit opinion sets a bright-line rule: if the Debtor is named as a defendant in a pre-bankruptcy lawsuit, the automatic stay applies to halt further proceedings. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC v. Fogarty (In re...more

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Somebody Call 9011: Counsel and Decedent’s Estate Benchslapped Under Rule 9011 for Repeated Attempts to Circumvent the Bankruptcy...

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In a recent opinion from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California, Judge Christopher Klein sanctioned a decedent’s estate’s representative and its lawyer for frivolously and repeatedly...more

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Is a Postpetition Non-bankruptcy Court Order a Violation of the Automatic Stay?: The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel...

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On April 5, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “BAP”) published an opinion, Censo, LLC v. Newrez, LLC, BAP No. NV-21-1125-LTF (Apr. 5, 2022), which provides a framework for addressing whether a...more

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When do the AAA Rules Govern Arbitrability? - Commercial Law Bulletin April 25 2022

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Ohio- Excess Sale Proceeds Royal Oaks Landmark, LLC v. Royal Oak Cal, LLC, 12th Dist. Clermont No. CA2021-06-025, 2022-Ohio-1144- In this appeal, the Twelfth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision,...more

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Copper Creek Confirms That Bankruptcy Discharges Have No Effect on the Statute of Limitations in Washington State

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As we previously noted, the statute of limitations on actions to enforce a note or deed of trust can be a brutally effective sword for borrowers in Washington State. Under the six-year limitations period of RCW 7.28.300, a...more

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Does surrender in bankruptcy accelerate a debt? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin February 25, 2022

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McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand our Commercial Law Bulletin from its...more

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Not all Forced-Sale Mortgage Foreclosures are Exempt from Avoidance as Fraudulent Transfers Under Section 548 – a Case Study...

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The United States Supreme Court held in BFP v. Resolution Trust, that properties sold at “force-sale” mortgage foreclosure sales properly conducted pursuant to a state’s foreclosure statute are presumed to have been sold for...more

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Chapter 13 Debtor’s Right to Request and Receive Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case

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A statute must be interpreted and enforced as written, regardless, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, “of whether a court likes the results of that application in a particular case.” That legal...more

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This Week at the Ninth: Schedules and Informants

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This week, the Ninth Circuit explains the ins-and-outs of property abandonment under the Bankruptcy Code, and explores the government’s privilege to withhold the identity of informants in discovery. IN RE STEVENS - The...more

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